Crowds Protest, Mourn After Girl Killed During Hijacking

Mourners have visited the family home of Sadia Sukhraj, who was shot during a botched hijacking in Shallcross, near Chatsworth in Durban. Crowds that protested the nine-year-old's death outside Chatsworth police station were dispersed when police fired tear gas. Officers have arrested one hijacking suspect and killed another, while a third remains at large.

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Crowd gathered outside Chatsworth police station in Durban.

Nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj who died during a botched hijacking.

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