A family getaway turned into tragedy when a 44-year-old holidaymaker was killed in an alleged robbery at a rented vacation home on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast during the early hours on Saturday.
Shalima Ramsanker and her family were apparently sitting on the verandah of the unit in Collin Road, Uvongo, when the alarm went off before gunshots rang out.Ramsanker tried to close the kitchen door when she came face to face with the gunman.Ramsanker tried to flee to a bedroom but collapsed and died.KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said Margate police were investigating charges of murder and house robbery.
“It is alleged the victims were accosted by an unknown man who robbed them of their belongings before fatally wounding the woman. The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot.”
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