Coreth Naudé acted on numerous occasions in high-profile Sars tax investgation matters
A South African Revenue Services (SARS) lawyer has been shot three times in an apparent assassination attempt in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
It is understood Coreth Naudé was arriving at her hotel parking lot in Durban North, near Gateway shopping centre on Thursday afternoon when two gunmen opened fire, wounding her three times in the upper body, neck and face.
KZN's head of police says the attempted hit on a SARS advocate in Durban will be investigated by the Hawks. Coreth Naude came under fire yesterday while waiting at a boom gate a hotel in Umhlanga.#KayaNews https://t.co/S5uittBCfE pic.twitter.com/obKjjdIAai
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Assassination attempt
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda told The Citizen police in Durban North are investigating a case of attempted murder following the shooting.
“Reports indicate that the woman had stopped at the boom gate when two suspects approached her vehicle and opened fire. The victim reportedly managed to drive to safety and she was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds.
“The Suspects fled the scene in a silver or grey Toyota Corolla whose registration plates have been found to have been cloned,” Netshiunda said.
South Africa: SARS lawyer shot three times in assassination attempt in KwaZulu-Natal