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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) on Friday arrested the 28-year-old police officer after a murder suspect died in police custody in Barkley East.
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IPID arrests detective for torturing suspect to death, hunting for accomplice
IPID arrested a detective from the Barkley East Police station for allegedly torturing a suspect to death. His accomplice, another police officer, is also wanted by police.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) arrested a 28-year-old detective from the Eastern Cape for allegedly torturing a suspect to death on Tuesday, 8 June. Police are also on the hunt for another suspect, another police officer, who is believed to be an accomplice in the torture.
IPID ARRESTS DETECTIVE ON MURDER AND ASSAULT CHARGES
IPID spokesperson Ndileka Cola said a 28-year-old detective from the Barkley East Police Station in the Eastern Cape was arrested for the alleged murder and assault of a 25-year-old suspect detained at the station for a murder he allegedly committed in Cape Town in 2020. The deceased was arrested in the Eastern Cape on 8 June.