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Robbers kill Pretoria man
15/07/2007 15:24 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A 54-year-old Pretoria man, Solomon Marais, was shot dead in a robbery at his home in Constantia Park in the early hours of Sunday, say police.
Inspector Paul Ramaloko said Marais, his wife and daughter were attacked when they arrived home from a wedding at 01:00.
Two men, one of the armed with a pistol, confronted them in the driveway, he said.
In a struggle, Marais was shot once in his chest and died "on the spot". The robbers took his daughter's cellphone and R850.
They were running away when a neighbour, who'd witnessed the incident, opened fire on them three times, hitting one of the men in his buttocks, said Ramaloko.
He said police arrested both men and recovered the murder weapon.
The two women were not injured in the incident, Ramaloko said.
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