TWO men accused of killing a police officer abandon bail.
Rodgers Silinda (27) and Tshepo Trevor Mashele (27) appeared in the Tonga Magistrates Court in Mpumalanga on Tuesday, 19 August.
They face charges of murder, attempted murder and malicious damage to property.
The duo is charged with the death of Sergeant Lawrence Dumisani Mtshweni (47), who was shot during a business robbery at a supermarket in Schoemansdal on Saturday, 9 August.
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Mtshweni was responding to the robbery with his colleagues when they were attacked by the armed men. He died in hospital. He was was laid to rest at Schoemansdal in Nkomazi on Saturday, 16 August.
At least three suspects linked to his murder died at the kingdom of Eswatini last week, where two were fatally shot and the third one reportedly shot himself.
The case was postponed to 2 October for further investigation.
