A MAN was shot in the leg by robbers at a lodge in Sodwana Bay on Friday night.
According to Netwerk24, Thys Besselaar, 35, from Phalaborwa, and Tokkie Hugo, owner of Certainty Lodge in Sodwana, KwaZulu-Natal, were attacked by three armed men.
Hugo and Besselaar were having drinks at the bar at some time after 9pm when the men accosted the pair, threatening them at gunpoint.
According to the report, Besselaar hit one of the robber’s with a barstool, while Hugo tackled the other two.
The robber with the shotgun shot Besselaar in the leg, before all three robbers fled the scene.
The Zululand Observer received reports this morning that Besselaar is in Ngwelezana Hospital and is due to have his leg amputated today.
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