Teen tries to save granny as 14 are killed in four attacks in Eastern Cape: A teenager has been hailed as a hero for his valiant attempts to save his relatives from armed attackers.
Fourteen people were shot and killed in separate attacks in two neighbouring Eastern Cape villages on Wednesday night.Thantseka.Three hours later seven people, including three young women, died in a hail of bullets when they were attacked in a tiny room at Upper Qunu, 13km away.
Family spokesperson Mantungulwana Mani said the grandmother and her grandchildren — two 13-year-old boys and two girls aged five — were in the house. The mother of one of the boys was at the house next door. “The surviving boy tried to resuscitate them, putting clothing on their wounds to stop the bleeding, but unfortunately they both died.”Unathi Ncedani, Qunu residentThe deceased are said to be related to anti-stock theft association member Mlamli Mgxada, who lost seven family members in a fatal shooting last year. Four people were arrested in that case.
Premier Oscar Mabuyane also condemned the vicious attacks. “It is heartbreaking to hear that an elderly woman, children and heads of households lose their lives in the most brutal way in our province,” he said.
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