A suspected robber believed to be dead suddenly regained consciousness during a police forensic investigation following a dramatic shootout.
Two suspected armed robbers were killed while a third miraculously "woke up" from the dead during a forensic investigation following a dramatic midnight shootout with police in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The chaotic gun battle unfolded along the N2 just after midnight on Tuesday, June 2, leaving two suspects dead, one in the hospital, and at least three others on the run.
According to KwaZulu-Natal provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the drama began in the Hluhluwe policing area when a man reported that he had been robbed by a group of armed suspects.
Hluhluwe police spotted the getaway vehicle travelling southbound on the N2 highway. A high-speed pursuit ensued, with reinforcements from the Umkhanyakude District Task Team rushing to back up the responding officers.
