Assailants shot dead an elder brother of one of them two years ago
Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10
The victims included seven women and three men, according to the country's police ministry
Published : 21 April 2023, 09:04 AM
Updated : 21 April 2023, 09:31 AM
Unknown gunmen stormed a homestead in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing ten people, police said.
Police did not give a motive for the shooting. Those killed included seven women and three men, the police ministry said in a statement.
South Africa has one of the world's highest murder rates, with about 20,000 murders recorded every year out of a population of 60 million.
Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in the city of Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape in January, following a spate of mass gun attacks last year.
Police Minister Bheki Cele and the top management of the South African Police Service will visit the crime scene of the latest shooting later on Friday.
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