Family says woman in Durban court shooting 'loving, hard-working'

Family says woman in Durban court shooting 'loving, hard-working'

The family of the woman allegedly shot dead by her husband inside the Durban Magistrate's Court says she had done everything to give her children a prosperous life - but that dream has now been shattered.

Gert Moss, Dibuseng Moss-Chiliza
Gert Moss (Left) and Dibuseni Moss-Chiliza (Right). Photo supplied

32-year-old Phumlani Chiliza - a police officer stationed at KwaMashu SAPS - allegedly shot his wife - Dibuseng Moss-Chiliza and her brother, Gert Moss, before turning the gun on himself during divorce proceedings. 

A family member who asked to remain anonymous has told Newswatch that the couple had a 10-year-old daughter together.

The family member says Moss-Chiliza who lived in Johannesburg had been the one who instituted divorce proceedings. She said Moss-Chiliza co-founded a real estate company and worked hard to achieve what she had. 

She described Moss-Chiliza as a loving person. 

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The member says Moss Chiliza worked hard to achieve what she had and was a loving person who had a bright future ahead of her.

Meanwhile police say investigations into the shooting continue.

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