Identity
Person No.
43357
Service No.
7244536-0
Last Name
First Name
Phakamani Cydwell
Initials
P C
Date of Birth
Age at Death
38
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DUTY 1,421
Died on duty
Cause of Death
Killed in the line of duty while conducting stop-and-search on Eloff Street in Selby; struck by a truck while seeking cover; declared dead on the scene (culpable homicide investigation)
Military Service
Rank
Constable
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
South African Police Service
Defence Force
SAPS 1,739
South African Police Service
Location
Country
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Constable Phakamani Cydwell Shandu, born 25 May 1986, age 38 at death. Father of three children (youngest seven months at time of death). Served SAPS for two years from appointment 20 November 2022. Stationed at Johannesburg Central Public Order Policing Unit. While conducting a stop-and-search operation on Eloff Street in Selby, struck by a truck while seeking cover and declared dead on the scene. Culpable homicide case opened for investigation. Name engraved on Wall of Remembrance for the 2024/2025 Roll of Honour (SAPS Commemoration magazine; Annual Report PERSAL 7244536-0, Division Visible Policing and Operations).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Annual Report 2024/2025, Roll of Honour (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2025; 27 members).
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Other web source
open source ↗
SAPS Commemoration magazine / Wall of Remembrance 2024/2025.
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South African Police Memorial
open source ↗
South African Police Memorial, Union Buildings, Pretoria (1984).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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