A 32-year-old most wanted suspect for housebreaking, who allegedly stabbed a police officer previously then evaded arrest was nabbed on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. It is said that he tried his usual tricks by resisting and wrestling with police officers and threatening to stab them with a knife but all these efforts were futal.
The suspect is believed to have been involved in various reported housebreaking incidents in Belfast that were carried out from 2020 until this year (2023).
According to information, one of the housebreaking victims alerted police on the whereabouts of the suspect. Members responded to the tipoff with the intention of executing a warrant of arrest issued against him. As he tried to attack the members with a knife, the men and women in Blue reportedly fired some shot(s) and in the process he sustained some injuries on his foot. It was during this period when he was finally subjected to arrest then taken to hospital for medical treatment under police guard.
The suspect was charged and he faces several charges, including housebreaking, resisting an arrest as well as assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will also be investigating the shooting that occurred during the suspect’s arrest.
He is expected to appear in Belfast Magistrate’s Court soon. Police cannot rule out the possibility of adding more charges as the investigation continues.
The management of the SAPS in Mpumalanga has welcomed the arrest of the suspect and are adamant that most outstanding cases of housebreaking in Belfast area will be resolved as a result and the investigators are gunning for a conviction with maximum sentence.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=49086.
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