Man killed saving mother-in-law
2009-05-04 15:31
Johannesburg - An elderly man was shot dead while trying to save his mother-in-law from a gunman, Mpumalanga police said on Monday.
The 70-year-old man was alerted to the woman's plight by her daughter, who heard her screams at 01:30 on Friday at their home in Mabona, near Blinkpan, said police spokesperson Sfiso Nyakane.
He went outside and saw a man pointing a firearm at his mother-in-law. As he approached, the gunman shot at him, fatally wounding him in the chest.
The killer fled with another three armed men, said Nyakane.
- SAPA