Johannesburg – A 35-year-old attorney, Chinette Gallichan, was shot dead outside the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) offices in Johannesburg’s CBD on Monday morning, reports say.
The shooting occurred shortly after 9:00am when an unidentified assailant approached Gallichan as she exited her vehicle and opened fire at close range before fleeing in a waiting car.
Gallichan, who worked in the labour litigation department at Sibanye-Stillwater, had reportedly arrived for a labour dispute case involving retrenched workers.
Labour Law Attorney Murdered Outside CCMA Offices in Johannesburg. Johannesburg :
A 35-year-old attorney, Chinette Gallichan from Krugersdorp, was fatally shot on Monday morning outside the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration offices located at the… pic.twitter.com/hO3lv6eEph
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Early indications suggest the attack was targeted, as no belongings were taken.
Colleagues described her as a respected figure in legal circles. She held an LLB from University of South Africa and a postgraduate diploma in labour law from University of Johannesburg.
Police have opened a murder case and investigations are ongoing.
Update by IOL:
Lawyer fatally shot outside CCMA in Joburg CBD daylight attack has been named.Chinette Gallichan was actively practising in the labour litigation department for Sibanye-Stillwater at the time of her death.
She is believed to have been involved in a labour… https://t.co/2lNOdK95s7 pic.twitter.com/AqQG9tpXZB
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