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News24 reports two men have been sentenced to life in prison for their part in the murder of a Limpopo police officer during a robbery in Letlhabile near Brits in June 2017.
A third suspect died at the time after being assaulted by community members. Surprise Mokoebo and Thabang Maleka were sentenced on Friday for the murder of Constable Samuel Hlongwane of the Brits Tactical Response Team. Hlongwane was walking along Letlhabile main road when a friend stopped in his vehicle for a chat. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani explained further: "They were still chatting when two unknown males confronted them and pointed firearms at them. The men shot the constable, who managed to return fire and shot one of them. The third man came in a getaway car, picked up the wounded suspect and dropped him at the Letlhabile clinic." Hlongwane was certified dead at the scene, but his friend was unharmed. Funani went on to report: “Upon becoming aware of what happened, taxi operators and some members of the community followed the suspect's car to the clinic, where they allegedly assaulted the wounded suspect, who was later certified dead." The suspects were apprehended on 4 August 2017 in Mabopane.
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