Fighting for her life in hospital, a Durban mother has been whispering the names of her two children who were with her when they were attacked in their home in the metro.
Charlene Naicker, 38, does not know her 14-year-old son Ainzlee and two-year-old daughter Chazlynn died from gunshot wounds and their joint funeral has been scheduled for Saturday.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lt-Col Nqobile Gwala said three armed men approached the home and opened fire on the mother and her children.“The motive for the attack is unknown,” Gwala said. “She is plugged into machines and has a tube in her throat, but is trying to communicate. She has been whispering, 'Chazlynn, Ainzlee'. She doesn’t know they have passed away. How can we tell her?” she said.
Windvogel said the children told her their mother was about to serve supper when the gunmen walked into the yard and started shooting.“Her husband is a mess. Her children are terrified. Our family is devastated.”“When my mother heard gunshots, she ran next door. My sister was hanging over the stable door. There was blood everywhere. The children were on the floor in the house. The neighbours took them to hospital, but the children did not make it.
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