They were having marital problems and decided to involve their family members to help them resolve them. A meeting was called on Sunday morning and it ended when the husband allegedly shot dead his wife and her two siblings  

FAMILY MEETING  

It is alleged that a 37-year-old officer and his wife called a family meeting at his house at KaMajika village near Hazyview, Mpumalanga on Sunday to help deal with their marital issues. As the meeting continued, the police officer is alleged to not have liked what his wife's family were saying during the meeting and got terribly angry. 

SNAPPED  

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) spokesperson Robbie Raburabu said the officer was allegedly not happy with how the family was responding to their issues and snapped. "The suspect snapped and went to his bedroom to get his firearm. He shot his wife, her sister and her brother. They were all certified dead on the scene," said Raburabu. The police officer later handed himself over to the police, where he was charged with three counts of murder. He will appear before the Hazyview Magistrates Court today.

ANOTHER COP BEHIND BARS FOR MURDER  

Meanwhile, in the Eastern Cape, a station commander has been arrested for the murder of a man he accused of breaking into his house. Raburabu said the policeman was arrested on Saturday at Lingelitsha township in Berlin. " A 42-year-old SAPS captain was arrested by IPID Investigators after he allegedly killed a 33-year-old male he accused of having broken into his house and stolen a laptop and a cellphone. The captain, allegedly assisted by several local community police forum members, rounded up some alleged suspects and allegedly assaulted them. After the deceased succumbed to the injuries, his body was dumped on a public road," Raburabu said. The officer, together with accomplices, will appear before the Berlin magistrate's court on a charge of murder soon.