Police officer shot dead at her home

Mpumalanga police are on a manhunt for the killers of a 37-year-old policewoman stationed at KwaMhlanga Vehicle Crime investigation unit, Mpumalanga New reports.

Sergeant Florah Jiana was found lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound in her upper body on August 2.

This happened after an anonymous call was received by her colleagues at about 7.30am on the same day, informing them Jiana had been killed at her house in Vlaklaagte, near Kwaggafontein.

“Upon following the information, police discovered her lifeless body lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound. Her service pistol and her vehicle, a blue Kia Rio with registration number HST 805 MP, is still missing,” explained Brigadier Leonard Hlathi.

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He adds the police are looking for Happy Ndinisa, who it is believed will assist in the investigation.

Any person with information regarding Ndinisa’s whereabouts or spotting the victim’s vehicle is urged to contact Lieutenant-Colonel Gladys Mahlangu at 082 372 2131.

Provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Mondli Zuma sent his condolences to the victim’s family, friends and colleagues.

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– Caxton News Service

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