Limpopo man granted bail for shooting worker after ‘mistaking him for a monkey’
The worker, who was shot in the head, was taken to hospital with head injuries.
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The man who shot a local farmworker after he allegedly mistook him for a monkey was granted R5 000 bail at Nkowankowa Magistrates’ Court in Limpopo on Friday, reports the Letaba Herald.
It is alleged the shooter is not a farmer, as initially reported, but a missionary.
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Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said Ishmael Mathanene was carrying out his duties at Novengilla farm when his foreman sent him to go and fetch a pick from the storeroom.
“On his way back and riding his bicycle, he was allegedly shot in the head by his employer and fell down. The suspect claimed he mistook him for a monkey. He allegedly used a pellet gun to shoot the victim,” Mojapelo said.
Mathanene, from Mariveni village, outside Tzaneen, was taken to the hospital with head injuries.
The case was postponed to April 24. Investigations are ongoing.
– Caxton News Service
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