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| SA police 'kill boy aged three' | SA police 'kill boy aged three' |
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| South Africa's police watchdog has condemned the "shooting of innocent people" after a boy of three was allegedly killed by a police officer. | South Africa's police watchdog has condemned the "shooting of innocent people" after a boy of three was allegedly killed by a police officer. |
| The officer reportedly mistook a pipe the boy was carrying for a gun. He was in a car the police thought was being driven by suspected criminals. | The officer reportedly mistook a pipe the boy was carrying for a gun. He was in a car the police thought was being driven by suspected criminals. |
| The family of Atlegang Phalane says the policeman showed "no remorse" about the killing, reports the Sowetan newspaper. | |
| The policeman has been charged with murder and remains in custody. | The policeman has been charged with murder and remains in custody. |
| President Jacob Zuma recently said police should get tough to deal with the country's high levels of crime, however he said they should not be "trigger-happy". | President Jacob Zuma recently said police should get tough to deal with the country's high levels of crime, however he said they should not be "trigger-happy". |
| Moses Dlamini from the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) told the BBC that no pipe or firearm had been recovered from the car in Midrand, near Johannesburg. | Moses Dlamini from the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) told the BBC that no pipe or firearm had been recovered from the car in Midrand, near Johannesburg. |
| Atlegang's mother Mapule Phalane has accused the police constable of not being remorseful about the shooting. | |
| "I could not believe my eyes when I arrived at the scene. | "I could not believe my eyes when I arrived at the scene. |
| "He was busy eating a lollipop. I approached him and asked why he killed my son, but he looked at me as if I was crazy," said Ms Phalane, reports the Sowetan newspaper. |