Staff Reporter.
Two police officers have been robbed and killed in Boksburg North.
Police said that the pair – a 29-year-old constable and a 45-year-old sergeant from the Boksburg North Police Station – were waiting for a mortuary van, when they were accosted by three men.
The attackers disarmed and killed them, before fleeing the scene with the officers’ service pistols and bullet proof vests.
Police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said the officers from Boksburg North Police Station were responding to a complaint of an unnatural death in the area when they were accosted by three males.
“At the time of the attack, the pair were waiting for a mortuary van when they were disarmed and fatally wounded.”
Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call the Crime Stop Hotline on 0860010111 or download the MySAPS app on any android or smartphone. Information will be treated with confidentiality.