By Staff Reporter
MANKWENG: A 49-year-old woman was allegedly fatally wounded after her 50-year-old husband shot her with a firearm in what appears to be a domestic-related squabble.
The Incident happened at Mankweng Unit D on Sunday, April 02 at about 14h45.
It is alleged that both the suspect and the victim who are a husband and wife argued. It appears that the argument became so heated that the husband pulled out a 9 mm firearm and shot his wife who was taken by an ambulance to the hospital where she sadly succumbed to the injuries.
The husband (suspect) allegedly drove his car to Mankweng Police Station where he handed himself to Police. The firearm he allegedly used, licenced was confiscated for further Investigation.
What prompted the argument that led to the subsequent shooting is currently unknown but domestic-related problems cannot be ruled out.
The Provincial Commissioner of the
South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has condemned this. Incident, calls upon couples who might be experiencing, marital or relationship problems to urgently seek assistance in order to avoid these incidents of GBV as it is becoming a societal problem.
The suspect will appear before Mankweng Magistrate’s Court soon on charges of murder.
