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Woman trying to help sister murdered in PE tavern


A Woman from Port Elizabeth who came to the aid of her sister in a tavern on Saturday night was killed.

Police Spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu says the 61-year-old Nkazana Basa heard that her sister was being assaulted at a tavern in Mission Road and grabbed her husband to rush to her aid.

She says upon arrival Basa tried to break up the fight and was stabbed on her chest in the process.

Naidu says her husband was also assaulted with a spade.

The suspects, two brothers, ran away on foot and Basa was declared dead on the scene.

Meanwhile, another case of murder is being investigated in Port Elizabeth after the body of a Rastafarian man was found on a pavement in 7de Laan in Booysens Park

Naidu says a passerby discovered his body in the early hours of Sunday morning and alerted the police.

She says the 34-year-old Christopher Mitchell from Vastrap, sustained Multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

Naidu says the victim's gang affiliation is unknown at this stage and no arrests have been made.