The SAPS ‘s deputy district commissioner of Thabo Mofutsanyane region ’s trip to a river to perform traditional rituals ended in tragedy when she was shot in the stomach and knee by two armed tsotsis who attacked her on Sunday.
According to a police report seen by Africa Daily, Brigadier Nkaiseng Molefe-Mohobelo had allegedly gone to the Klip River at about 8am to perform rituals.
After observing the aquatic rituals , Molefe decided to walk back to her car, a maroon Kia Sorento.
While walking back to her vehicle, when she was confronted by the two armed men, who demanded the keys to her vehicle and cellphones.
When she refused to hand over the vehicle keys, one of the suspects allegedly struck her on the head with a firearm and ordered her to get into the vehicle while they searched it.
While Molefe was seated in the driver’s seat, one of the suspects shot her in the stomach.
During the search, one of the attackers found a police reflector jacket and shouted, “She is a cop.”
As Molefe attempted to get out of the vehicle, she was shot again, this time in the right knee.
The suspects fled the scene with her sister’s black Samsung cellphone, which had a green cover and was kept in the passenger-side door pocket.
Molefe and the other occupants subsequently drove to Kliprivier SAPS. Upon arrival, she realised that she was bleeding and drove to Murlbaton Hospital, where she received medical treatment.
The Provincial Crime Scene Management Team drove to the hospital to investigate the vehicle, and later opened a case of attempted murder at Mondeor Police Station in Joburg south.
Gauteng Police Spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed Molefe’s attack.
“The police are investigating a case of attempted murder and robbery. This after a senior police officer was shot and injured during an alleged armed robbery on Sunday, 11 October 2026. The officer was with her sister when they reportedly went to Klip River to perform traditional rituals. Upon their return, they were accosted by two unidentified armed men who demanded the keys to their vehicle as well as cellphones,” she said.
Nevhuhulwi said according to the information, the refused to surrender the vehicle keys, whereupon one of the suspects struck her on the head with a firearm and instructed her to get into the car while they searched it.
“While she was seated in the driver’s seat, one of the suspects shot her in the stomach. During the search, a suspect discovered a police reflector jacket and alerted his accomplice that the victim was a police officer. The victim was again shot in the knee before the suspects fled the scene with the sister’s cellphone.
The victims are currently in hospital and a team of detectives and the Crime Scene Management Team has been dispatched for further investigations.
The suspects remain at large, and police investigations continue,” she said.
