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Shooting at Air Force base: Member back in court

bloemspruitAn SA Air Force member charged with murder is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

The matter against Corporal Simphiwe Magudulela, 27, was postponed last Tuesday for further investigation and to make arrangements for a psychiatric evaluation.

Magudulela is being represented by a Legal Aid lawyer.

A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at the Bloemspruit Air Force Base, outside Bloemfontein, at 2am on September 1.

At the time, police said a serviceman on duty had shot two colleagues.

One of the men died on the scene and the other was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

SA National Defence Force spokesman Brig-Gen Xolani Mabanga said the circumstances leading to the shooting at the base were being investigated internally. – Sapa

Airforce member appear on murder charge

saafA SA Air Force member appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge on Tuesday.

The matter against Corporal Simphiwe Magudulela, 27, was postponed until September 17 for further investigation and to make arrangements for a psychiatric evaluation.

Magudulela was represented by a Legal Aid lawyer.

A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at the Bloemspruit Air Force Base, outside Bloemfontein, at 2am on September 1.

At the time, police said a member on duty had shot two colleagues.

One of the men died on the scene and the other was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

SA National Defence Force spokesman Brig-Gen Xolani Mabanga said the circumstances leading to the shooting at the base were being investigated internally. – Sapa

Shooting at Bloemspruit military base leaves one dead, one critical

saafOne man has been killed and another left critically injured after an SA Air Force member opened fire at the Bloemspruit military base, Free State police said on Sunday.

“A member on duty shot two colleagues. One of them died on the scene and the other is in a critical condition,” said Captain Harry Nagel.

He said the shooting took place at around 2am on Sunday. One person has been arrested and is being detained at the police cells.

“We are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder,” said Nagel.

SA National Defence Force spokesman Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga confirmed the incident.

He said the injured SANDF member had been stabilised and was recovering in hospital.

“The circumstances leading to the shooting are being investigated,” Mabanga said.