Gunned down

Being a police officer is one of the things that has truly grounded Lilly (Noxolo Mathula) but she’s had her share of danger while chasing KwaMashu’s baddest criminals. And it almost comes to an end when she’s shot multiple times during a routine traffic stop. “She’s never confronted the possibility of losing her life at the hands of the very criminals she’s trying to protect the community from,” says Noxolo, who adds that her character’s family have suffered (Thuthuka Mthembu) landed up in hospital after being shot. Nonka’s brother (Nkanyiso Makhanya) went to prison for assaulting his girlfriend. And now this (shooting),” laments Noxolo.