Mother of shooting victim files contempt of court charge against policewoman

ALMOST three years after her daughter was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend whom she had sought a protection order against, a Durban mother has opened a contempt of court charge against the policewoman who allegedly failed to remove his firearm.

- NADIA KHAN

Sasha Lee Monique Shah, 25, of uMhlanga, was gunned down by her ex-boyfriend, Kyle Inderlall, 25, of Phoenix, in the parking lot at the Gateway Shopping Mall on October 30, 2022, just over a month after she was granted an interim protection order against him.

On November 3, he was expected to appear in court for the order to be defended before its finalisation.

However, Inderlall shot her several times while she was seated in her vehicle, and then turned the gun on himself.

Last week, Jessica Shah, her mother, opened a case of contempt of court against the police captain based in the Phoenix SAPS’s domestic violence unit for allegedly failing to execute legal duty and perjury.