Would-be robbers kill seven people in Finetown

Five others wounded as armed thugs open fire

Mpho Koka Journalist

Two street vendors who died in a shooting that claimed the lives of seven people in Finetown, south of Johannesburg, were siblings who sold kotas and chicken feet for a living.

Pinky Kose, 41, and Thabang Motloung, 22, were fatally wounded when armed robbers shot 11 people at their shop not far from their home on Saturday night. Four people died at the scene of the shooting and two died on arrival at a hospital. One injured victim died in hospital on Sunday while four are still in hospital. ..

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