Father's anguish after teenage daughter shot

THE grandmother of a 14-year-old girl from Kensington who was shot dead while watching learners celebrating their matric farewells has described in horror how she chased the gunman in a bid to catch him.

- MARSHA DEAN

The teen is the second child in the Western Cape to be killed by gang violence in less than a week.Last week, gunmen stormed inside the Rocklands, Mitchells Plain home of nine-year-old Zechariah Matthee, who hid inside a cupboard but was shot multiple times. His aunt, Cleo Bailey, 19, and friend, Mousheen Daniels, 26, were also killed and two others wounded.

Alnika Mitchell was hit by a stray bullet while sitting in front of her yard in Lugmag Street with her friends.

The Cape Argus’ sister newspaper, the Daily Voice, visited Mitchell’s home yesterday, a day after the incident.

Alnika’s devastated grandmother, Beverley Abrahams, told the Cape Argus’ sister newspaper, the Daily Voice: “Nika and her two friends were sitting outside, right in front of the house looking at the matric balls.