Man shot dead after birthday celebrations with his friends

Cop opens fire thinking bakkie is fleeing roadblock

Birthday celebrations among a group of friends ended tragically after one of them was shot and killed allegedly by a traffic officer.

KwaZulu-Natal call centre agent Sanele Thembani, 24, sustained a single gunshot wound to the head while he and his friends were driving home in Waterloo after the celebrations on Saturday...

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