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- A Johannesburg police officer received two 25-year sentences for killing his girlfriend and an Uber driver.
- Sergeant Geshwin Sweni murdered his girlfriend after an argument and she decided to leave him on May 1, 2019.
- The police officer was handed over to the authorities by his father.
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg handed a police officer from the VIP Protection Unit two 25-year sentences for killing his girlfriend and an Uber driver.
According to the Independent Police Investigations Directorate (IPID), Sergeant Geshwin Sweni murdered his girlfriend after they had an argument and she decided to leave him on May 1, 2019.
“The girlfriend decided to leave him and called an Uber to come and get her,” said IPID spokeswoman Ndileka Cola.
After the Uber fetched her, Sweni followed her and started shooting at the vehicle.
While shooting, the Uber driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed on the gate, which was locked around Edenpark.
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The girlfriend got out of the car and tried to flee, but Sweni continued to shoot.
“Both his girlfriend and the Uber driver died immediately at the crime scene,” Cola added.
After shooting the two of them, Sweni went to find her father, who was also in Edenpark.
He informed his father that he had shot his girlfriend.
Cola said his father took his firearm and turned it in at the police station.
The sentences will be executed at the same time.
IPID said it will continue to investigate law enforcement officials, who perpetrate gender-based violence and femicide, and ensure that they are brought to justice, so that justice is served for the victims and their families.
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