Despite reports stating that a shooting incident in Daggafontein was a farm attack, Springs police say it was ‘only a shooting, not a farm attack’.
Capt Johannes Ramphora, spokesperson for the Springs police says the incident happened after midnight, in the early hours of Saturday morning when a 36-year-old Daggafontein resident was drinking water and saw two men walking past the kitchen window.
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“He opened the door and told them to ‘voetsek’,” Ramphora says.
The man’s elderly mother heard the commotion and went to investigate.
A suspect came from behind the man, armed with a shotgun.
“When the man tried to close the gate, his mother took a broom to hit the suspect with, but the suspect turned around and shot one round with the shotgun at the woman, who was shot in the head.”
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The man’s sister came out and started screaming and the suspects fled the scene.
The woman was taken to the Far East Rand Hospital in critical condition.
A case of attempted murder has been opened at the Springs Police Station.
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