An Ekurhuleni metro police officer has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend on Sunday. The 27 year old officer allegedly dragged the woman to a cemetery where he threatened to kill her with his gun and three knives he was carrying. The woman managed to escape after flagging a passing police vehicle and the officers arrested the suspect.  

According to IOL The Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (Ipid) Sontaga Seisa said   the 27-year-old officer and his 24-year-old girlfriend had an argument. During the argument, the man allegedly assaulted her. His family tried to intervene but failed to calm him down. The suspect later went to his house and fetched his service pistol.

“Fortunately, he was again blocked by other family members but he managed to discharge his firearm. In addition to his service pistol, the officer also armed himself with three knives. He forcefully took his girlfriend and drove with her towards an open space near graves and told her that he was going to kill her.”

Seisa also added that during the chaos, the woman spotted a marked police vehicle and raised the alarm which resulted in the officers arresting the suspect. “Upon searching his vehicle, a pistol and three knives were recovered by the police. The suspect is stationed at Katlehong EMPD offices,” he said.

The suspect is expected to appear in court and IOL  reports that Ipid said they will be opposing bail “of this gender-based violence and femicide-related crime”.