Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes that a police officer, Constable C Mabasa, shot and killed his wife and critically wounded his 16-week pregnant sister-in-law who had been living with the couple in Cosmo City near Randburg on Monday, 17 May 2010;
2) further notes that the police officer who was admitted ``fighting for his life'' at Milpark Hospital has since passed on and his sister-in-law is still fighting for her life at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital;
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the strongest possible terms this incident and other police suicides and family murders that have left countless numbers of children without parents and with a life time of trauma and wishes the sister-in-law a speedy recovery;
4) calls on all police officers to use all the available psychological and family support and counselling services within the police force; and
5) further calls on the Minister to look at other mechanisms that will encourage or make it mandatory for officers who have experienced a violent or traumatic experience or who show signs of distress, to receive counselling.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.