'We urge once more that there should be a better way to handle domestic disputes without causing harm and eventually killing a partner.'
Mahatma Gandhi hospital nurse Barbara Haines died on Sunday night after her husband allegedly shot her and himself in front of the couple's two children.The KwaZulu-Natal department of health has paid tribute to a mother of two who was shot dead in her home on Sunday night as a"professional hard-working" nurse.
In a media statement KZN MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said:"It is with great sadness and shock to report the untimely death of Sister Haines, one of our professional nurses at Mahatma Gandhi hospital." "We urge once more that there should be a better way to handle domestic disputes without causing harm and eventually killing a partner. We are really saddened by this great loss of such a dedicated hard-working nurse in one of our own facilities. We pray and ask for the family to be supported through prayers," Dhlomo said.
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