Robber shoots man in stomach
2008-03-14 13:19
Nelspruit - A Mpumalanga man was shot in the stomach on Friday morning when he disturbed a man trying to break into his house, police said.
The 48-year-old man woke up at 01:30 after he heard a noise outside his house in Tonga in Nkomazi block C and saw someone trying to break open the security door, Superintendent Abie Khoabane said.
When he shouted at the robber he was shot in the stomach.
The robber then got into the house and stole R8 000 before fleeing.
The shot man was taken to a local hospital for treatment and police are searching for his attacker.
- SAPA