South African professional rugby player Bees Roux has been arrested on suspicion of beating a police officer to death, a police spokeswoman said today.
"He has been arrested. It is alleged that he assaulted the officer who died," the spokeswoman Katlego Mogale said.
Police said the officer was found lying in a street of Pretoria before dawn today.
The officer was rushed to hospital but died due to extensive injuries, emergency service provider Netcare said in a statement.
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Roux (28) is a prop with the Bulls who has played professional rugby for about eight years.
His lawyer Ernst Serfontein said his client would be applying for bail soon. He said he did not know whether Roux would be charged on today or Monday.
Reuters