M7 shooting victim dies in hospital

M7 shooting victim dies in hospital

The woman who was found with gunshot wounds on a freeway near Pinetown last week has died in hospital. 

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A motorist discovered the victim lying on the M7 in Northdene on Wednesday.  


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Rescue Care spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson says she had been shot in the chest and abdomen.


"She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds last week and was rushed through the Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital for the urgent care that she required, however, she has since passed away in hospital," he says.


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Police are investigating the circumstances around the shooting.

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