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News24 reports that the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) has expressed shock at the death of two nurses in Mpumalanga, allegedly at the hands of a police officer.
Denosa spokesperson Sibongiseni Delihlazo said on Wednesday that they were horrified about the frequent acts of gender-based violence and femicide against nurses. According to a police statement, the incident happened on Tuesday during a family meeting held to resolve a domestic violence incident between the 37-year-old police officer and his wife, Nomthandazo Mnisi. Present at the meeting were the suspect, his mother and uncle as well as Mnisi and her two siblings, Colisile and elder brother Denis Mkhatshwa. The suspect is a constable stationed at the Masoyi police station. Mnisi worked as a nurse at the Marite Clinic. Colisile had recently started working as a nurse at Matekwane Hospital. The police statement indicated: “During deliberations, the suspect rose, went to his bedroom, and returned with a service pistol. He started firing at the victims, killing all three from his wife's family. Delihlazo said the sad loss of two of its members was devastating. He added: "For the nursing profession and the community, the loss is equally deeper because the nurses have been lost at a time when the country is experiencing a severe shortage of nurses. This is due to the low student intake to study nursing, and Mpumalanga only has one college. The fact that these nurses are lost to a policeman, another public servant, speaks so much about the psychological challenges that the men in blue face, which needs to be resolved.”
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