Woman shoot dead over divorce case

A man from Durban in South Africa has reportedly shoot his wife dead when she visited their matrimonial home to collect her belongings as they were in a process to divorce each other.

Daily Sun reported that the old couple was going through a divorce and when the wife decided to leave her husband and live somewhere else.

When the 66-year-old wife went to collect her belongings from the couple's home in Doonside, Durban yesterday, her 67-year-old husband allegedly shot her dead before shooting the lawyer who was accompanying her.

After shooting his wife, her lawyer, their caretaker and another man, he then turned the gun on himself. He died on the scene.

Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha described the shooting as "horrific.Paramedics arrived at the scene and found that five people had been shot. Two people were in a critical condition while another two died before our arrival. A fifth person escaped with a flesh wound," said Botha.

Police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane confirmed the incident.

"The suspect allegedly shot his wife and another three people. Two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and an inquest have been opened at the Amanzimtoti Police Station."