GAUTENG. – Assistant Officer Olga Mmaleho Bawa, a police officer, died on Thursday evening in Dobsonville Gardens after being attacked by aggressive dogs at a residence.
Brigadier Brenda Muridili, police spokesperson, told Nuusflits a judicial inquest dossier has been opened following Bawa's death, who was attached to the Roodepoort police station. According to police, a complaint about vicious dogs was received at approximately 18:50. Upon arrival at the residence, police officials found the body of a woman in the yard near the gate. Emergency medical services were summoned to the scene and declared her dead.
Police are investigating the circumstances of Bawa's death. Lieutenant General Fred Kekana, the acting provincial commissioner, extended his condolences to Bawa's family, friends and colleagues. The police's health and wellness unit will provide counselling and support to colleagues affected by the incident.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
