Police captain arrested for the murder of a colleague

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 A police officer who killed a colleague in a shootout at a fast food outlet in KZN has been arrested for murder.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says the captain will also be charged with defeating the ends of justice.

He is expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Detective-Constable Ajith Krishinlall was shot dead and Detective-Constable Jerome Ngoma was critically injured in the robbery at a KFC outlet in New Germany, Durban, on the 5th of October.

At the time, it was reported that the captain also responded to the shootout and shot one of the robbers.