Ex-lover kills Legal-Aid employee at office, turns gun on himself
East London - Legal Aid South Africa on Friday said it strongly condemned gender-based violence after one of its staff members was shot and killed, allegedly by a former boyfriend.
"Statistics show that three women die at the hands of their intimate partner, every day, in South Africa. This is unacceptable. We are offering our support to the family of our dear colleague, and will fiercely honour her memory through our continued work to eradicate gender-based violence from our daily lives."
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