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A 55-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for the murder of his estranged wife while she was attending a funeral in Matanzima Cemetery in Kwanobuhle.
The victim, in her fifties, was at the cemetery when she was approached by the suspect who allegedly fired a shot, injuring her.
Uitenhage police spokesperson, Captain Gerda Swart, says she rushed to a local hospital for medical treatment but later succumbed to her injuries.
The suspect was arrested on the scene and the firearm seized.
The firearm will be sent to ballistics for analysis.
The suspect will appear in the Kwanobuhle Magistrates’ court on Tuesday.
