Couple wake up to armed robber
2008-04-16 10:51
Johannesburg - A Woodhill man is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting during a house robbery on Tuesday, Pretoria police said.
Spokesperson Captain Phillip Lekoantsane said robbers entered a house in Mooikloof Gardens around 02:00 where a couple was asleep.
"The couple heard a noise and woke up. They saw a man who had a 9mm pistol - and who opened fire on them."
The occupant of the house - in his forties - was seriously injured and he was in a critical but stable condition in hospital, said Lokoantsane.
The woman in the house escaped with minor injuries.
Lokoantsane said the robbers fled with a cellphone.
No arrests have yet been made.
- SAPA