Ex-lover shot Zim couple in SA: Police

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The person who allegedly shot and wounded a Zimbabwean couple in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, was the woman’s former lover, Gauteng police said on Friday.

JOHANNESBURG – The person who allegedly shot and wounded a Zimbabwean couple in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, was the woman’s former lover, Gauteng police said on Friday.

Provincial commissioner General Lestja Joel Mothiba said police were looking for him and called on the community to help police with information.

The 33-year-old man and his 22-year-old girlfriend were shot and wounded at their house in 19th Avenue on Monday night. The attack was included in reports on the recent xenophobic attacks in Gauteng and Durban

“We appeal to the community to help us catch him and bring him to justice. The man is also Zimbabwean, the attack had nothing to with xenophobia,” Mothiba said at a media briefing with Deputy Police minister Maggie Sotyu.

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