Man killed after attacking cop
11/08/2007 12:57 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A mentally ill man was shot dead after he
attacked an off duty policeman in Amandawe outside Scottburgh on Friday
afternoon, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday.
Captain Vincent Pandarum said Inspector Abraham Ngbobo was
walking outside his house when Bonga Ncwane allegedly attacked him with
an oukapi knife.
Ngbobo was stabbed in the arm and his fingers were also
sliced.
After a struggle he shot Ncwane in self-defence.
The bullet hit Ncwane in the arm and then entered his stomach.
He died on the scene.
The Independent Complaints Directorate is investigating.
An inquest docket has also been opened.
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