Nine Free State murder-accused cops granted bail

FREE STATE - Nine Bultfontein police officers accused of murder have been granted bail.

Their case is related to an incident that happened in Phahameng township in 2024.

The officers responded to a domestic dispute.

They attempted to arrest family members who barricaded themselves in a house.

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Officers then allegedly executed a tactical entry and reportedly discharged their firearms.

Three family members and one police constable died.

Forty-three empty cartridge cases were collected from the crime scene.

The case has been postponed to 26 May 2026.

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