Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) in Eastern Cape has urged the provincial Department of Health to strengthen security in health facilities for the safety of workers and patients.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said two unknown suspects allegedly arrived at the hospital ward pretending to be visiting a patient.
The deceased, who is a nurse, knew the person they were looking for.
“Whilst busy enquiring on the whereabouts of the nurse they said had knowledge of the patient they were looking for, they spotted her walking in the passages of the ward and immediately grabbed her out of the ward,” Kinana said.
He said:
Police were alerted of the incident, and a case of murder was opened.
Kinana said the motive for the shooting is currently under investigation.
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