Sunday, April 23, 2006

A man shot dead on the N14 near Pretoria

A man has been shot dead and his wife stabbed when their car broke down on the N14 highway near Olievenhoutbosch in Pretoria. Police say the couple and their two sons were on their way to Krugersdorp on Friday night when their car broke down. They called someone for help, and while they were waiting, unknown gunmen approached them. The husband was shot and he died on the scene. His wife was stabbed in the arm. The two boys, aged six and eight, were not injured. Some of the family's belongings were also stolen. No arrests have been made yet.

No comments:

Bail hearing postponed for Burundi nationals charged with rape and kidnapping of Cape Town teen

The case against three Burundi men charged with kidnapping and raping a teenager in Cape Town has been postponed, and a bail hearing is set ...