{"id":57047,"date":"2022-07-21T10:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:34:29","slug":"chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Welkom Police launch manhunt for murderers of Chinese woman<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One of the suspects allegedly blocked the gate<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>She was fatally shot while trying to escape the assailants<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welkom Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for<br>\nthree unknown African males involved in the attempted robbery of, and the murder<br>\nof a 47-year-old Chinese woman in &nbsp;Tempest<br>\nRoad, Dagbreek, on Tuesday, 12 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim arrived home from her business in Welkom about<br>\n19:00. It is alleged that &nbsp;she was confronted<br>\nby three unknown men who were waiting for her at the gate. \u201cOne of the suspects<br>\nallegedly blocked the gate and the other two followed&nbsp; her inside the courtyard where they cornered<br>\nher while she was still inside her vehicle.,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng,<br>\nLejweleputswa media Liaison officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thakeng says they smashed the car window and demanded that<br>\nshe hand over the cash. She allegedly reversed the vehicle away from the<br>\nsuspects and suspects fired shots at her. The woman was fatally wounded, and the<br>\nsuspects fled on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Police are appealing to anyone with information that<br>\nwill help trace the suspects in this matter, to please contact Det.&nbsp; Sgt. Tsie Matlokotsi on 078-758-5658 or<br>\nPolice Emergency number 08600 10111.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welkom Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for<br>\nthree unknown African males involved in the attempted robbery of, and the murder<br>\nof a 47-year-old Chinese woman in &nbsp;Tempest<br>\nRoad, Dagbreek, on Tuesday, 12 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim arrived home from her business in Welkom about<br>\n19:00. It is alleged that &nbsp;she was confronted<br>\nby three unknown men who were waiting for her at the gate. \u201cOne of the suspects<br>\nallegedly blocked the gate and the other two followed&nbsp; her inside the courtyard where they cornered<br>\nher while she was still inside her vehicle.,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng,<br>\nLejweleputswa media Liaison officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thakeng says they smashed the car window and demanded that<br>\nshe hand over the cash. She allegedly reversed the vehicle away from the<br>\nsuspects and suspects fired shots at her. The woman was fatally wounded, and the<br>\nsuspects fled on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Police are appealing to anyone with information that<br>\nwill help trace the suspects in this matter, to please contact Det.&nbsp; Sgt. Tsie Matlokotsi on 078-758-5658 or<br>\nPolice Emergency number 08600 10111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welkom Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for three unknown African males involved in the attempted robbery of, and the murder of a 47-year-old Chinese woman in  Tempest Road, Dagbreek, on Tuesday, 12 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":57049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"735c7f99-21fc-4c6d-af3d-c0be71b01d9c","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Marti Will","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7970],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-57047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery | Vista<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Welkom Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for three unknown African males involved in the attempted robbery of, and the murder of a 47-year-old Chinese woman in Tempest Road, Dagbreek, on Tuesday, 12 July.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vista\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VistaNewsNuus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg?fit=629%2C476&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"629\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"476\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Marti Will\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Vista\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Vista\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21061a6ffd102003447c400f78cc5bfe\"},\"headline\":\"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2022\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery | Vista\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg\",\"width\":629,\"height\":476,\"caption\":\"Three unknown men shot and killed a Chinese woman in Welkom during a botched robbery attempt.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/\",\"name\":\"Vista News\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Vista News\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/vista-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/vista-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Vista News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/VistaNewsNuus\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/vistanewspaper\"],\"description\":\"Vista is a regional newspaper based in Welkom, the capital of Matjhabeng Municipality, in the central Free State. Vista, an English\\\/Afrikaans publication, first brought news to the community on 23 April 1971, with the following message on the front page: \u201cWe are here to write about the Goldfield and its people. We are here to serve the area in which we find ourselves, and with the help of our readers \u2013 who refine us with their constructive criticism.\",\"email\":\"vistanews@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27573571304\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21061a6ffd102003447c400f78cc5bfe\",\"name\":\"Vista\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Vista\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/vistanews\\\/author\\\/vista\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery | Vista","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery","og_description":"The Welkom Police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for three unknown African males involved in the attempted robbery of, and the murder of a 47-year-old Chinese woman in Tempest Road, Dagbreek, on Tuesday, 12 July.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/","og_site_name":"Vista","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VistaNewsNuus","article_published_time":"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":629,"height":476,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg?fit=629%2C476&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Marti Will","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Vista","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/"},"author":{"name":"Vista","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#\/schema\/person\/21061a6ffd102003447c400f78cc5bfe"},"headline":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery","datePublished":"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/"},"wordCount":386,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2022","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/","name":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery | Vista","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-21T08:27:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-20T19:34:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg","width":629,"height":476,"caption":"Three unknown men shot and killed a Chinese woman in Welkom during a botched robbery attempt."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/chinese-woman-shot-dead-during-attempted-robbery-20220714\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Chinese woman shot dead during attempted robbery"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/","name":"Vista News","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#organization","name":"Vista News","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vista-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vista-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Vista News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VistaNewsNuus","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vistanewspaper"],"description":"Vista is a regional newspaper based in Welkom, the capital of Matjhabeng Municipality, in the central Free State. Vista, an English\/Afrikaans publication, first brought news to the community on 23 April 1971, with the following message on the front page: \u201cWe are here to write about the Goldfield and its people. We are here to serve the area in which we find ourselves, and with the help of our readers \u2013 who refine us with their constructive criticism.","email":"vistanews@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27573571304","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/#\/schema\/person\/21061a6ffd102003447c400f78cc5bfe","name":"Vista","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9314f07ac8cd90ba9f9b01f9bc9c51ab642163d2b4e145dce575ce1d9f0cce5f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Vista"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/author\/vista\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6e2d176963fb4f498c0f4fb0796df2d8.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59063,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/men-murder-couple-in-cold-blood-and-gang-rape-young-woman-20200616\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":0},"title":"Men murder couple in cold blood and gang rape young woman","author":"Vista","date":"17 June 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Welkom police have launched a manhunt for seven men following the cold-blooded murder of a Welkom couple and the horrific gang rape of young woman. The couple's daughter narrowly escaped the rape ordeal when she managed to escape from the perpetrators.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":46670,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/welkom-police-set-their-sights-on-suspects-who-are-on-a-robbing-and-raping-spree-20241104\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":1},"title":"Welkom police set their sights on suspects who are on a robbing and raping spree","author":"Vista","date":"4 November 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A manhunt has been launched for a man suspected of raping and robbing a 20-year-old woman in April, and robbing a 29-year-old man in November.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/76a9e9c3883b4559b931a4898a25937f.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/76a9e9c3883b4559b931a4898a25937f.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/76a9e9c3883b4559b931a4898a25937f.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47050,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/welkom-officers-on-the-hunt-for-brazen-robbers-20241002-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":2},"title":"Welkom officers on the hunt for brazen robbers","author":"Vista","date":"2 October 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The police in Welkom have launched a manhunt for five male suspects who robbed a clothing store in Welkom at gunpoint.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7b26779ce8ec4a8a92069ab04fff3ce7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7b26779ce8ec4a8a92069ab04fff3ce7.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7b26779ce8ec4a8a92069ab04fff3ce7.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7b26779ce8ec4a8a92069ab04fff3ce7.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49004,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/multiple-arrests-made-thanks-to-welkom-police-vigilance-20240416-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":3},"title":"Multiple arrests made thanks to Welkom police vigilance","author":"Vista","date":"16 April 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Four suspects believed to be involved in kidnapping, robbery, attempted murder, and drugs were arrested by the Welkom Anti-Gang unit in Welkom and Kutloanong.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2edd2dd4cd304453be37396389d569d9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2edd2dd4cd304453be37396389d569d9.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2edd2dd4cd304453be37396389d569d9.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2edd2dd4cd304453be37396389d569d9.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46187,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/body-found-in-shrubs-20241212-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":4},"title":"Body found in shrubs","author":"Vista","date":"12 December 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The police have launched a manhunt for an unknown man in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old woman in Lindsay Road, Welkom.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37bd8da878e3495b9907d1d1aeec2321.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37bd8da878e3495b9907d1d1aeec2321.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/37bd8da878e3495b9907d1d1aeec2321.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52327,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/manhunt-for-paballong-village-rape-suspect-renewed-20230823\/","url_meta":{"origin":57047,"position":5},"title":"Manhunt for Paballong Village rape suspect renewed","author":"Vista","date":"24 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A renewed manhunt has been launched for a man who allegedly raped a woman in Paballong Village, Welkom, in 2022.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/049c57803e6040b985ee60d5b3c3a476.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/049c57803e6040b985ee60d5b3c3a476.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/049c57803e6040b985ee60d5b3c3a476.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/049c57803e6040b985ee60d5b3c3a476.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Vista","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57047"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=57047"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=57047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}