FREE STATE – Nine Bultfontein police officers accused of murder have been granted bail.
Their case is related to an incident that occurred in Phahameng Municipality in 2024.
The officers responded to a domestic dispute.
They tried to arrest family members who had barricaded themselves in a house.
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Officers then allegedly conducted a tactical raid and reportedly fired their firearms.
Three family members and a police officer were killed.
Forty-three spent shell casings were collected from the crime scene.
The case has been postponed to May 26, 2026.
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