A 3-month-old baby girl and an 11-year-old girl have died in a shooting incident at a home in Bophelong, Vanderbijlpark last night. The mother also suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and is in a critical condition. A third girl of around 5 years of age survived unharmed under blankets on a stretcher bed in another room.
ER24 paramedics were called to the scene by the South African Police Services at around 20:20 last night. The mother and baby were found together on a bed and the 11-year-old on another bed in the same room. The baby and 11-year-old had been fatally injured and were declared dead on arrival by Provincial Services. The 30-year-old mother was in a critical condition and required Advanced Life Support interventions before being transported to a hospital for further care.
The South African Police Services were on the scene for investigations.