Taxi Owner Wounded in Delft

By Henry Booysen
18 September 2007

A taxi driver was shot last night in his front door when he was attacked by four suspects.

According to a witness four men approached the house on foot, one suspect waited in the street while three suspects went to the front door, the victim wrestled in the yard during which the suspect allegedly fired a single shot at the 43 year old victim.

“The 43 year old was wounded in the chest and is currently in a stable condition in hospital. All four suspect fled the scene on foot and are still at large,” Inspector Bernadine Steyn from the South African Police Service.

The Police are currently investigating a case of Attempted Murder and anyone with information can contact Constable Egan Knoop at the Delft Police Station on 021 954 9000.