KZN murder suspect, 19, arrested after hiking lift with policeman

A 19-year-old, wanted in connection with the murder of a man earlier this month, has been arrested after his travel buddy turned out to be a policeman.”Richards Bay Crime Prevention police officers gathered intelligence about a suspect who was hitch-hiking at Madlankala area in Esikhaleni, as he wanted to escape to his hideout in Nongoma. An operation was immediately put in motion and the suspect was offered a lift by a police officer who was driving an unmarked police vehicle,” explained KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda.He said the police officer pulled over at…