Two men came to her home in Evander on September 3, 2020 and had an argument with Mdeliswa's brother. According to police, when Mdeliswa went to address the two men, the argument became violent and one of them grabbed his friend's firearm and allegedly shot Mdeliswa. The two men then fled the scene. She was taken to Pretoria hospital where she died two days later. Police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the murder, and another two suspects, aged 24 and 29, for unlawful possession of the firearm believed to have been used in the murder.
