AN off-duty policeman came to the rescue of a taxi driver while he was being robbed, and shot dead one of the attackers on Wednesday night, 18 November.
According to Major Thulani Zwane of the SAPS KZN media centre, the taxi driver was returning to his vehicle from a shop in Isipingo when he was approached by two robbers at about 7.24pm.
“At gun and knifepoint the men robbed him of cash. An off-duty police who observed the incident approached the robbers. When one of them pointed his firearm at the policeman, he opened fire, fatally wounding one robber, while the other fled on foot with the money,” said Maj Zwane.
A firearm was recovered from the deceased robber. A case of murder was opened at Isipingo SAPS for investigation and no arrests have been made.
The docket is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
