EASTERN CAPE. (THECOUNT) — The police officer boyfriend of female boxing champion Leighandre “Baby Lee” Jegels, has died in an area hospital, according to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
It is alleged that the shooter, her boyfriend, is a member of the South African Police Service.
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The unidentified man was arrested on Friday after a head-on collision near Peddie, in the Eastern Cape.
He also shot and wounded Jegels’ mother, who is receiving treatment in hospital, reports NEWS24.
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Geo quick facts: Peddie is a town in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality within the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is situated 55km south-west of King William’s Town and 67km east of Grahamstown – Wikipedia.