By Jonk wa Mashamba
news@alexreporter.co.za
Warrant officer Roger Mavundla, 39, and his family were ambushed in their car on Saturday night.
Mavundla, his fiancée Khanyisile Mthuli, his son Thando, 17 and daughter Siyamthanda, 10 died. A third child, Simthandile, 7, is in a critical condition in hospital.
Following the tragic deaths, police ministry continues to call for the harshest sentences for the murderers of the country’s police officers.
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele and the South African Police Service(SAPS) management led by General Fannie Masemola, have today visited Port Edward in KwaZulu-Natal.
According to police reports, on the 21st of January 2023, 49 year old Warrant Officer Mavundla and his wife and children aged between 17 and 10 were ambushed and shot at, while inside their vehicle.
According to Lirandzu Themba, police ministry spokesperson, the officer, his wife and two children sustained fatal wounds and died on the scene while a third child is being treated at a local hospital.
Themba said the visit to Port Edward will see the provincial SAPS brief the Police Ministry, on the crime patterns in the policing area and interventions in place to deal with violent crime and other contact crimes.
“The visit will also include a comfort visit to the Mavundla family home.
“22 South African Police Service (SAPS) members were killed during July to September 2022,” she said.
