ROBBERS shot four-year-old Thato Mhaula in the head during an armed robbery at a spaza shop in South Hills on June 13.
He was with two of his siblings when the incident happened. Thato is fighting for his life at the hospital. He is on a life-supporting machine.
His father, Sifiso Mtshali spoke to the COURIER and he expressed his pain.
“Seeing my son with those machines is painful. My son and the other two went to the shop at about 7pm on the day. I believe there was an armed robbery when they arrived and the suspects were about to leave when the youngsters entered the shop. Thato was shot while the suspects were about to go out of the shop.
“The bullet damaged his brain. The doctors confirmed that he is brain dead and he is on a life-supporting machine,” he explained.
Ward 57 Clr Faeeza Chame said Thato is fighting for his life in hospital. The family is traumatised by this tragic incident that happened to them.
“We have too many spaza shops in South Hills. Our last count a few months ago was over 50. On every street corner is a spaza shop. Most of these spaza shops are used as drug dens where school children hang out. At this particular house shop, every day our school children will hang out there and use the pavements as a gambling platform. SAPS and JMPD must be more visible and these spaza shops should be inspected on a more regular basis. Law enforcement officers must start doing their job to inspect these spaza shops and validate their legality. If they don’t comply they must be closed down immediately,” she said.
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Moffat View Police was contacted and an update will follow.
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