Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner condemns domestic violence incident where two women were shot, one died and another in critical condition
Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma has strongly condemned an incident of domestic violence in which two women were shot, leaving one dead and another in a critical condition at Witbank as well as Ogies on Friday 03 April 2020.
According to reports, the incident started when an argument broke out between two men aged 35 and 41, in a Mine Site at Phola in Ogies near Witbank. Their heated argument continued whereby the 41-year-old drew a firearm and tried to shoot at the other man but failed. The man then moved to where the woman was working and fired several shots, injuring her. The victim was rushed to hospital for medical assistance. He then drove to Hlalanikahle at Vosman where he fatally shot the victim’s mother and Paramedics certified her dead at the scene.
Members of the community notified police about the incident and a manhunt was launched. The man’s vehicle was spotted by police and a high speed chase ensued. When the suspect realised that he was cornered, he allegedly turned the gun on himself and his car crashed whereby he was certified dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigation has since revealed that the firearm used during the incidents was illegal as its serial number was filed off.