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                                                                                                                    Court asks for 14 day remand
                                                                                                                      for teen accused of killing
                                                                                                                      Constable Callan Andrews
                                                                                                                            on New Year's Eve

                                                                                                                              Written by Se-Anne Rall
                                                                                                                         Senior Digital Journalist, IOL News

























                                                                                                                   Constable Callan Andrews (29) attached at
             CODE BREAKER: NEW YEAR’S THEME                                                                     Gelvandale police station was brutally murdered
                                                                                                                       while on duty on New Year's Eve
                                                                                                               A 17-year-old arrested in connection with the
                                                                                                               murder  of  a  police  officer,  has  appeared  in
                                                                                                               court.
                                                                                                               The  teen,  who  cannot  be   Andrews, aged 29, was killed
                                                                                                               named as he is still a minor,   after  responding  to  a
                                                                                                               faces  charges  of  murder,   complaint in Voisen Road in
                                                                                                               robbery  with  aggravating   Kantaga on New Year's Eve.
                                                                                                               circumstances,  unlawful   It is alleged that the accused
                                                                                                               possession of a firearm and   grabbed  Andrews'  firearm
                                                                                                               ammunition  following  the   and  shot  him  with  it.
                                                                                                               murder  of  Gelvandale   Andrews  was  rushed  to
                                                                                                               policeman,  Constable   hospital  but  succumbed
                                                                                                               Callan Andrews.
                                                                                                                                       from his injuries.
                                                                                                               Provincial spokesperson for   Initially,  an  18-year-old  was
                                                                                                               the  National  Prosecuting   also arrested, but according
                                                                                                               Authority  (NPA),  Luxolo   to  police,  he  was  later
                                                                                                               Tyali,  explained  that  the   released  from  custody  as
                                                                                                               accused abandoned his bail   police  were  unable  to  link
                                                                                                               application  during  a   him to the shooting.
                                                                                                               previous appearance.
                                                                                                                                       Eastern  Cape  police  have
                                                                                                               "The matter was remanded   arrested  two  more  men,
                                                                                                               to January 7, for assessment   both aged 27, in connection
                                                                                                               and preliminary inquiry.
                                                                                                                                       with  the  December  31
                                                                                                               "Following  his  second   shooting.
                                                                                                               appearance, the matter was   One  of  the  accused  has
                                                                                                               further  remanded  for  14   abandoned  bail  while  the
                                                                                                               days, to allow for additional   remaining  accused  will
                                                                                                               investigation,  with  the   appear in the Gqeberha New
                                                                                                               possibility  of  the  accused   Law Court on January 5 for
                                                                                                               being placed at the John X   further investigation and bail
                                                                                                               Merriman  Child  and  Youth   information.
                                                                                                               Care Centre," Tyali said.
                                                                                                                                       seanne.rall@iol.co.za
                                                                                                               IOL previously reported that   IOL
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