Off-duty Mandeni policewoman killed in suspected murder-suicide attempt
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An off-duty female Saps member was shot and killed in Mangethe, near Mandeni, this morning.
The shooting happened as part of a suspected murder-suicide attempt, given a man was found shot and critically injured nearby.
The man was airlifted by an Air Mercy Services helicopter to a specialist hospital after being stabilised by attending paramedics.
Police will investigate the shooting.
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