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By Erin Hanekom

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Bluff policeman killed by garage robbers

The officer was at a garage and unaware of the robbery.


A Brighton Beach policeman was shot and killed in an apparent armed robbery on Solomon Mahlangu Drive in KwaZulu-Natal last night, February 14, Southlands Sun reports.

According to reports, the policeman had stopped at the garage, unaware of the robbery, when he was shot and killed.

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It is understood he was a constable based at Brighton Beach police.

Updates will follow as more information is sourced.

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