HEAVILY PREGNANT Zinhle was due to give birth to her third baby in a couple of days.
When she heard her boyfriend had been wounded in a drug related shooting, Zinhle collapsed and fainted.
SHE WAS RUSHED TO DOCTORS, BUT HER HOSPITAL BED WOULD SOON BECOME HER DEATH BED.
Her unborn child could not be saved.
Zinhle Nxele (27) was at her boyfriend’s sister’s house when a friend arrived with the terrible news that there had been a shooting.
Zinhle’s boyfriend, Mazwi Malinga (32), was one of seven people who had been shot.
Mazwi’s sister, Lindiwe Malinga (23) said Zinhle took the news badly.
“Zinhle fell down and collapsed. We rushed her to hospital where she later died,” said Lindiwe.
Lindiwe said she heard from neighbours the seven friends were in 33-year-old Philani Mkhungo’s shack in K section, Umlazi, KZN when they were attacked by three gunmen who entered the shack and started shooting.
Mazwi and Philani died on Sunday while the five other friends are in a critical condition in hospital.
Philani died at the scene while Mazwi died in the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, where Zinhle and her unborn baby also died.
Jimmy Khumalo, Mhlonipheni Mkhungo, Sandile Mhlongo, Sibongiseni Xaba, and Sihle Cele, aged between 20 and 30 years old, are in hospital.
A cop said they allegedly found mandrax tablets at the scene.
A source claimed Philani was a well-known drug dealer.
“We are still shocked. We always knew Philani was dealing in drugs but we never expected it to end like this.”
Zinhle’s brother, Sibongiseni Memela (41), said he was shocked because he has been left him with two kids to look after.
KZN police spokeswoman, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, said two counts of murder and five of attempted murder were being investigated by Bhekithemba police in Umlazi.
