Robbers shoot Pretoria man
2008-08-28 20:06
Johannesburg - A man was shot and wounded outside his home in Silverton while trying to fight off four men attempting to steal his car, Pretoria police said on Thursday.
Constable Mabel Sibanda said the man's wife was walking her dog outside the house around 21:00 on Wednesday, when she noticed four men fiddling with their car.
"The man came out of the house after hearing his wife screaming and he tried to fight off the men but one of them shot him in the chest.
"Then another men went inside the house and took their cellphone. The robbers then escaped on foot," Sibanda said.
The wounded man was taken to a nearby hospital.
A case of house robbery and attempted murder was opened.
- SAPA