A police constable has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his girlfriend, and then lying that she had been shot in an attempted robbery. The constable from the Mount Fletcher police station in the Eastern Cape was arrested on Wednesday, a week after taking his girlfriend to hospital. "The officer allegedly went to open a case of attempted murder of his girlfriend and himself at the police station. Cola said the man was charged with attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and perjury. He will appear in the Mount Fletcher Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

Source: News 24 May 12, 2021 12:22 UTC