Search for clues on slain PMB nurse
Police continue to gather clues that would unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of a Pietermaritzburg nurse.
|||Durban - Police continue to piece together clues that would unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of Pietermaritzburg nurse Sindisiwe Shelembe.
The Grey’s Hospital neonatal nurse was driving down Townhill on the N3, on her way to work the night shift, when an unknown shooter opened fire on her silver Renault Clio.
Bullets shattered her window and Shelembe, 31, was shot in the head and face, causing her to lose control of her car, which crashed into the barrier a few kilometres from the Peter Brown off-ramp.
Shelembe’s brother, Graham, said the family was shocked by the murder, and puzzled as to why his sister was shot.
“Who would want to do this? Sindi was a beautiful soul with a big heart.
“She dedicated her life to helping people. She had no enemies. We just want to know why,” the grief-stricken brother said.
“This coward needs to be punished,” he said.
Shelembe, who had a ten-month-old daughter, supported her elderly mother and two younger sisters, with whom she lived in Howick.
Her colleague, Cynthia Ndlovu, described Shelembe as a quiet, dedicated nurse who was committed to her job and her patients.
“Everybody loved her. She was a kind person who always had a smile on her face. We are all devastated by her death. The profession has lost one of its best,” Ndlovu said.
Police spokesman, Major Thulani Zwane, said no arrests had been made yet, and the motive for the murder remained unknown.
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