At least 17 persons have lost their lives in a mass shooting in a remote South African town, Edum News reports.
This was disclosed by the South Africa Police Service spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
She noted that two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape were targeted, with 12 women and one man killed in one location, and three women and one man at a second location, adding that an 18th victim is in a critical condition in hospital.
It was gathered that the victims were relatives and neighbours in Nyathi village, Ngobozana in Lusikisiki, who had gathered at the houses to prepare to attend a traditional mourning ceremony for a mother and daughter who were murdered a year ago.
It was also gotten that the victims had been packing goods and presents, including furniture, for the event when the attack occurred on Friday night.
The Police spokesperson however noted that there had been six survivors at one homestead – four women, a man, and a two-month-old child who was uninjured but taken to hospital as a precaution.
She said, “We have a team of detectives that is already on the ground. We have a team of experts coming in from Pretoria that are descending in Lusikisiki, to investigate, to collect all evidence with the aim of apprehending those who are behind these callous attacks.”
Written by Hope James
