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By Conelia Harry

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KwaZulu-Natal man believed to have killed girlfriend, then himself

Details of an assumed murder-suicide are still sketchy at this stage.


A 23-year-old Brackenham man is believed to have shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself on Sunday evening, Zululand Observer reports.

Richards Bay police are investigating a murder after an inquest docket was opened.

Details remain sketchy at this stage.

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Police have confirmed that a young woman was shot at a residence in Brackeham after 7pm and it is alleged the gunman left the scene and went to the Nseleni bridge where he shot himself.

The motive is still unknown.

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