‘Arrogant cowboys’: Joburg nurse shot in botched anti-kidnap operation

Late-night drive home turns horrific for mother and daughter as elite SAPS officers open fire on wrong vehicle

25 May 2022 - 19:13

Senior police crime intelligence officers, tasked with ending SA’s deadly kidnapping scourge, are under investigation after they shot and seriously injured a Johannesburg nurse during a botched anti-kidnapping operation...

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