It is alleged the Patel and her domestic worker were at home around 19:00 on Tuesday when the armed suspect(s) opened fire on them. Patel was wounded and rushed to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a few hours later. The domestic worker did not sustain any injuries.
According to earlier reports, Patel was shot in an alleged armed robbery, however, Ngoepe says the motive behind the killing is still unknown as nothing was taken from the deceased’s house.
Rameez Patel’s father, Firoz, was also shot and killed last year.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
