The family of 38-year-old Samantha Modikoe is mourning her death after she was allegedly shot and killed by her boyfriend in Mohlakeng, Gauteng, on 17 August 2026.
According to the reported circumstances, Modikoe had gone to her boyfriend’s home after work when she was allegedly shot.
She died in the incident, leaving behind a child and a family now forced to come to terms with her sudden loss.
Her boyfriend allegedly died afterwards in an apparent suicide.
Modikoe’s death adds to the growing number of women whose lives have been cut short in alleged acts of violence involving people close to them.
Behind the circumstances of her death is a family mourning a daughter and loved one, and a child who must now grow up without their mother.
Samantha was more than the circumstances surrounding her death. She was a mother, a daughter and a loved one whose life was taken away, leaving those who knew her to mourn the loss.
Her family and loved ones are in mourning.
