Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (HAWKS)
KWAZULU-NATAL – Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Public Order Police arrested Ntando Mkhize (24) for murder of Constable Portia Mhlanga (25).
Constable Mhlanga who was stationed at Umlazi was shot and killed by the suspect while she was off-duty at E section in Umlazi on 07 May 2021. She was taken to hospital for medical attention where she was declared dead on arrival.
A case of murder was reported at Umlazi police station and the case docket was allocated to Hawks members for intensive investigation. On Thursday, 19 August 2021 members received information that the suspect was hiding in Glebelands Hostel in Umlazi. An operation was swiftly conducted and members proceeded to the hostel where he was arrested.
Mkhize was charged for murder and briefly appeared in the Umlazi Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 30 August 2021 for formal bail application.
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