The KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has expressed outrage after five people were killed in a house fire in Phoenix, following an alleged domestic dispute.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said Phoenix police responded to a reports of a fire at a flat in Kidstone Place in the early hours of Monday morning.
“The deceased are aged between 37 and three years. Residents reported that there was a domestic altercation at the home prior to the fire.” “This is the most horrific of crimes, but we recognise this incident as part of a much bigger challenge faced by many people, especially women and children in our communities.”
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