Lusikisiki mass shooting: ‘The entire Sinqina family is now wiped out’

‘I don’t know why gunmen never came to my room’

Jane King survived the mass shooting, but her daughter Ruth King died in the incident in Lusikisiki. She is consoled by Monwabisi Simona whose nine relatives died.
Jane King survived the mass shooting, but her daughter Ruth King died in the incident in Lusikisiki. She is consoled by Monwabisi Simona whose nine relatives died.
Image: Lulamile Feni

The devastating Lusikisiki mass shooting which shocked the country has almost wiped out an Eastern Cape family. 

On Saturday, the country woke up to news of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 17 family members and friends at Ngobozana village. 

Read more here: www.dispatchlive.co.za

A total of 18 people died in a hail of bullets when gunmen opened fire and killed 17 people in two homesteads of two sisters in Ngobozana in Lusikisiki. The 18th person died in hospital hours later.
A total of 18 people died in a hail of bullets when gunmen opened fire and killed 17 people in two homesteads of two sisters in Ngobozana in Lusikisiki. The 18th person died in hospital hours later.
Image: Lulamile Feni

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