Died – 7\/27\/18
\nHandler – Constable Fahraad Ishmael <\/p>\n
Suspect kills police dog by throwing under moving truck<\/p>\n
A Pietermaritzburg police dog handler was \u201cvery traumatised\u201d on Friday after a suspect he and colleagues were apprehending grabbed his dog and threw him in front of a passing truck, killing him. \u201cThe handler has been getting counselling,\u201d Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Oberholzer, commander of the Dog Unit in the provincial capital, said. He added that Constable Fahraad Ishmael and colleagues had been on the trot since 6pm on Thursday and he was also very tired and had gone home to rest. His dog, a German shepherd named Brynmore, was three years old. Friday morning\u2019s incident happened when the Stock Theft Unit asked for help from the K9 unit after a vehicle they later discovered contained cattle carcasses attempted to knock over a policeman. \u201cThe vehicle then started driving on the wrong side of the (Johannesburg-bound) N3, then came back on to an ordinary road where there was a shoot-out,\u201d said Oberholzer. \u201cThe suspects began to flee. One grabbed the dog (Brynmore) as he was about to bite him and threw him in front of a truck. \u201cOther dogs were released and they got him.\u201d Oberholzer added that unlicensed firearms were found underneath the carcasses. One suspect was killed during the incident, said police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele. Two were taken to hospital under arrest. \u201cCharges of attempted murder and an inquest docket were opened for investigation. The case dockets were transferred to the Organised Crime Unit for further investigation,\u201d Mbele said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Died – 7\/27\/18 Handler – Constable Fahraad Ishmael Suspect kills police dog by throwing under moving truck A Pietermaritzburg police dog handler was \u201cvery traumatised\u201d on Friday after a suspect he and colleagues were apprehending grabbed his dog and threw him in front of a passing truck, killing him. \u201cThe handler has been getting counselling,\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-5477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-k9memorial","tag-south-africa"],"yoast_head":"\n