Durban - A 44-year-old woman and her nephew have appeared in court for the murder of an elderly woman and the attempted murder of her husband, son and grandson in two separate incidents.
Police spokesman, Major Thulani Zwane, said the woman and her 20-year-old nephew appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday after police arrested them at their home in KwaNgcolosi, near Hillcrest, early on Saturday.
The aunt is accused of the fatal shooting of Wezi Sokhela in her home in the area last week.
Sokhela’s husband, Thiyephi, is still recovering in hospital while their grandson, Siyanda Cibane, 3, will have to have his left eye removed because of the damage caused by a bullet.
The couple, in their 80s, had been in the lounge of their home at about 1pm when two men entered looking for their son, Musa Sokhela, 28.
The men shot the couple. A relative and a 2-year-old were left unscathed.
Musa had been in a separate house in the homestead during the shooting, having survived an attempt on his own life just last month.
It was for this attempted murder that the nephew is charged.
The pair were transferred to Westville Prison until their next court appearance.
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