In yet another suspected assassination, the widow of Chief Clyde Mnisi, Charlene (30), was shot and killed in her sleep.
She was still in the process of mourning his death.
The incident occurred in their home in Mkhuhlu at about 01:00 on Tuesday, two days after she had laid him to rest on Sunday.
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, a Mpumalanga police spokesperson, said she was shot in her bedroom. Two other male relatives were shot and wounded in another bedroom.
A family member confirmed she had been shot in the head twice, and that one of the other victims was the chief’s son. The relationship of the other wounded victim is as yet unknown.
“She was declared dead on the scene, while the two men have been rushed to hospital,” Mohlala said. “The police are investigating a murder case and two cases of attempted murder.”
Mnisi (37), who had been accused of being a kingpin in a massive rhino poaching syndicate, was gunned down in an apparent hit on March 26.
