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

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

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

by · SowetanLIVE

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.Image: Lulamile Feni
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