Man to appear for Brits shooting
2013-01-14 13:01
Johannesburg - A 26-year-old man was expected to appear in
the Brits Magistrate's Court for armed robbery and attempted murder on Monday,
North West police said.
He was arrested on Sunday together with his friend who was
shot in the back by police when he allegedly tried to run away when he was
arrested.
The pair allegedly robbed, shot and wounded a 16-year-old
teenager on 31 December. It was believed that he was paralysed, Brigadier
Thulani Ngubane said.
The youth was with his three friends when they were attacked
by three men. They took a cellphone and a handbag.
The police managed to track down the person who bought the
cellphone in the area on Saturday.
"The buyer referred police to the suspect. Police went
to the suspect's home on Sunday morning," he said.
He was arrested at his house and took the police to his
accomplice, who resisted arrest by assaulting a policeman with a stone. The
accomplice tried to run away but was shot.
"He ran away but he was shot at the back and then
arrested," said Ngubane.
He was taken to hospital under police guard.
- SAPA
