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Greenwood Park police are investigating cases ofmurder and attempted murder after a 25-year-oldman was shot dead, while two others sustainedinjuries on Sunday afternoon.Police spokesman, Col Thembeka Mbhele, saidthe motive of the shooting is not not at this stage.Netcare 911 paramedics’ media liaison officer,Shawn Herbst said, ‘One of the men believed tobe in his late twenties sustained fatal gunshot

wounds and was declared dead on the scene. Theother two men were treated on scene by Netcare911 and Crises Medical. The eThekwini Fire andRescue Services had to be called to set up a ‘ropeand basket’ system to lower the injured from therailway tracks where the patients were found.Both men were treated on scene by an Advancedlife support paramedic and transported to hospitalfor further treatment.”

Man shot deadin Briardene

The scene of the shooting where one person died.

A Sydenham family isdesperately searchingfor their nine-year-oldson, who went miss-ing after school onTuesday, July 17.The family of themissing Rippon Pri-mary School pupil,Miguel Louw openeda missing personscase at the Sydenhampolice station, lastweek.The station’s commu-nications officer, CptM Lazarus said a caseof kidnapping is beinginvestigated byInanda FCS Unit.“A suspect was ar-rested and appeared incourt,” said CptLazarus. The suspecthas been remanded incustody at WestvilleCorrectional Services. The missing child’sgrandmother, ArleneOmardeen Paul said,

Miguel Louw has been missing since July 17.

Help find missing Sydenham child“We are desperatelysearching for Miguel.Anyone with informa-tion is urged to pleasecontact the family orthe police.”Anyone who can as-sist with informationcan contact ArleneOmardeen Paul on062-365-5309, Ray-lene on 065-515-0293or Sydenham SAPSon 031 203-2703/4.

Police recently conducted an operation which ledto the arrest of four suspects, aged between 29and 35, and recovery of suspected stolen propertyand three unlicensed firearms with a total of 46rounds of ammunition.Police spokesman, Col Thembeka Mbhele, said,during an operation, police spotted a vehicle withfour occupants driving along Musgrave Road andwere instructed to stop.“A search was conducted and suspects werefound with three pistols with their serial numbersfiled off, a number of ammunitions, cash and sus-pected stolen property,” said Col Mbhele. The suspects were also linked to a number of rob-

beries which had occurred in the Port Edwardpolicing precinct and Mzamba area, Eastern Capeprovince. Suspects were charged for possessionof unlicensed firearms, possession of ammuni-tions and possession of suspected stolen property.They appeared in the Ezinqoleni Magistrate'sCourt on Tuesday and were remanded in custody.They were then transferred to the Eastern Capewhere they are appearing in the Bizana Magis-trate’s Court, facing a charge of robbery. Theconfiscated firearms will be sent for ballistic test-ing to ascertain if they were used in the commis-sion of crime.

Police operationyield positive results

in Durban

� The stolen prop-erty which was re-covered during thepolice operation.