A young Port Elizabeth schoolgirl‚ murdered in cold blood in her home‚ is the latest victim in suspected witness killings linked to ongoing gang violence in the city’s troubled northern areas.
The Herald reported that 12-year-old Aliya “Angel” Tee‚ a star Grade 7 pupil and prefect at Strelitzia Primary School‚ was killed late on Tuesday night in yet another brutal gang-related crime which has rocked and angered the community.
Her father‚ Edmund‚ 43‚ who desperately tried to fend off the attackers‚ is fighting for his life in Livingstone Hospital after being shot.
Four gunmen posing as police officials forced open the back door of the Barberry Street house in Bethelsdorp‚ which is directly across the road from where notorious gangster Donovan “Staal” Berry‚ 47‚ was gunned down on the pavement last month.
Berry was shot 31 times in the face and upper body just after 9am on May 3.
Aliya’s family were asleep and were woken by a loud bang.
Several residents in the street said Aliya’s mother had witnessed Berry’s murder.
It is unclear whether the killers intentionally shot Aliya or if she was hit as the gunmen aimed at her fleeing mother. –
PE schoolgirl killed in fallout of gangster’s murder
A young Port Elizabeth schoolgirl‚ murdered in cold blood in her home‚ is the latest victim in suspected witness killings linked to ongoing gang violence in the city’s troubled northern areas.
The Herald reported that 12-year-old Aliya “Angel” Tee‚ a star Grade 7 pupil and prefect at Strelitzia Primary School‚ was killed late on Tuesday night in yet another brutal gang-related crime which has rocked and angered the community.
Her father‚ Edmund‚ 43‚ who desperately tried to fend off the attackers‚ is fighting for his life in Livingstone Hospital after being shot.
Four gunmen posing as police officials forced open the back door of the Barberry Street house in Bethelsdorp‚ which is directly across the road from where notorious gangster Donovan “Staal” Berry‚ 47‚ was gunned down on the pavement last month.
Berry was shot 31 times in the face and upper body just after 9am on May 3.
Aliya’s family were asleep and were woken by a loud bang.
Several residents in the street said Aliya’s mother had witnessed Berry’s murder.
It is unclear whether the killers intentionally shot Aliya or if she was hit as the gunmen aimed at her fleeing mother. –
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