A nine-year-old Indian-origin girl was killed after being shot during a botched carjacking in South Africa, outraging the community members and sparking angry protests in Durban.
Police and community leaders have appealed for calm amid fears that the protests would escalate as the distraught family prepared for the funeral.
Updated : May 29, 2018 12:58 IST
Sadia was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to her injuries.
Johannesburg: A nine-year-old Indian-origin girl was killed after being shot during a botched carjacking in South Africa, outraging the community members and sparking angry protests in Durban.
Sadia Sukhraj, a grade four student from Chatsworth, was on her way to school with her father yesterday when three armed men allegedly accosted their car. They allegedly forced her father out of the car and sped away with her.
In an ensuing chase, the carjackers and community members shot at each other. The suspects later crashed the car near a park. The girl was found shot and critically injured while one of the suspects tumbled out of the car dead.
Sadia was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to her injuries.
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