Terrified Witness Found Under Bed

"Port Elizabeth, S. Africa - A man shot his wife dead and then turned the gun on himself in Uitenhage while a terrified 12-year-old boy hid under a bed as the tragedy unfolded.

"Shocked residents gathered yesterday outside the KwaNobuhle house where Mkhululi Ralo, 29, shot and killed his wife Thozama, 28, on Tuesday before shooting himself in the head. He died instantly.

"The double shooting took place at the Mondile Street home of Thozama‘s cousin, Lulama Salusalu.

"Salusalu found the couple‘s bodies in a pool of blood and her traumatised son hiding under a bed after she returned from a neighbour‘s house.

"Police spokesman Superintendent Priscilla Naidu confirmed the shooting. She said the woman was found with two bullet wounds to the face, while the man had a bullet wound to his head.

"Both died on the scene and a 9mm firearm was lying next to the man."

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