Lawyer dies after being shot by gun presented as evidence in court (eNCA).
A prominent South African barrister has been shot and killed in court after a gun presented as evidence in the trial went off.
“It is alleged that the weapon was brought to court to be entered as evidence in a house robbery case when it accidentally discharged in court,” a police spokesman told the website.
Court staff desperately tried to stop the bleeding, but the 51-year-old mother-of-one later died in hospital.
South African police are investigating a possible case of culpable homicide and are working to find out why the shotgun was still loaded.
Addelaid was an excellent lawyer, a devoted mother and a lover of art and animals.
KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Elaine Zungu issued a notice to staff at the National Prosecuting Authority, Netwerk24 reported. »