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Free State man hospitalised after alleged botched murder suicide

A twenty-two-year-old woman has been shot and killed, allegedly by her boyfriend, in the Free State

In two separate incidents in the Free State, a 22-year-old woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend in Bohlokong, near Bethlehem, while another man allegedly killed his girlfriend before taking his own life in Matwabeng, near Senekal. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The boyfriend in the Bohlokong incident sustained a gunshot wound and was admitted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Police spokesperson Mmako Mophiring confirmed that investigations into murder and inquest are underway, but the motive behind these incidents remains unknown.

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