A WOODLANDS man was arrested and charged with common assault after an alleged drunken outburst in which he brandished a gun at his wife and stepson on Thursday, 29 March.
The man arrived home in Woodlands after being dropped off at about 11.30pm.
He met his wife in the passage and she noticed that he was drunk, according to Montclair SAPS spokesman, Capt Dereck Vijiam. “He asked her for his firearm, which she told him was in the safe. He demanded that she give it to him.”
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The women’s stepson arrived and was allegedly assaulted by the man, who also struck his wife with the gun. “He then threatened to kill himself and his wife started screaming, which caught the attention of the neighbours,” added Capt Vijiam.
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The neighbours intervened and the man eventually handed the firearm over to his wife. When she gave it to her stepson, the husband chased him away. “Montclair SAPS arrived and arrested the man on a charge of common assault.”
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