Alleged State Witness’ Execution Style Killing Caught on CCTV, Leaving SA Shocked: “Crime Is Out of Hand”

• An alleged state witness was brutally gunned down near the Wynberg Magistrates Court in Cape Town
• The woman had reported just attended a case at the court when an unidentified shooter gunned her down
• CCTV footage of the shooting has made the rounds on social media and left citizens reeling over the brazenness of the murder

CAPE TOWN - The shocking footage of an execution-style murder of an alleged state witness has been making the rounds on social media.

The apparent assassination, caught on CCTV, happened not far from the Wynberg Magistrate's Court on Thursday, 25 May.

Women gunned down near Wynberg Magistrate's Court

According to Wynberg CPF's Shamila Nicholas, the victim was believed to be a state witness in a case that dated back to 2018, TimesLIVE reported.

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The woman was walking on Church Street after reportedly appearing in the magistrate's court, where she was attending a court case.

The gunman allegedly stalked the victim from the courthouse, ran up behind her and fired two shots, fatally wounding the alleged state witness.

Cape Town police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie said that the authorities were investigating a case of murder and trying to uncover the motive of the shooting, IOL reported.

South Africans are reeling from shocking footage of alleged state witness' execution

Below are some comments:

@lord_MD16 said:

"Crime in South Africa is out of control."

@CharmPAINNN mourned:

"My heart breaks for this woman. One minute she's walking, the next, her life is taken viciously."

@malusimudau_ pointed out:

"This is very similar to the AKA hit"

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@AlfredZNcube added:

"This looks like someone who is well-trained to shoot. So sad."

@mkhulisimveli commented:

"Murder in cold blood, right next to a court and a police station."

@teezthato complained

"Captured on CCTV camera, but it will take 10 years to find this killer, or he/she won't be found at all."

@lwandleduma79 claimed:

"This is so wrong on all levels."

@LskBusinessMan stated:

"This country is the pits."

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In another story, Briefly News reported that a grandmother from Newlands West, Durban, made a terrible discovery over the weekend.

After hearing a loud bang while inside her Millarina Drive house, the granny rushed outside to find her seven-year-old grandson had been shot in the head.

The woman found the boy lying in a pool of blood against the fence. The grandmother and a neighbour rushed the young boy to the hospital.

Source: Briefly News