7 Farm attacks / attempted attacks in 8 hours – boy (18) shot, Pretoria North

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7 Farm attacks / attempted attacks in 8 hours – boy (18) shot, Pretoria North
7 Farm attacks / attempted attacks in 8 hours - boy (18) shot, Pretoria North

Seven farm attacks and or attempted attacks and house robberies took place between 19:45 on 16 June and 04:00 on 17 June 2020, in the Haakdornboom, Onderstepoort area of Pretoria North, Gauteng province of South Africa. Several people have been seriously injured and or shot during these attacks. An 18 year old boy was also shot in the neck.

The attackers use the same Modus Operandi and fit the same descriptions, these are the incidents for the period:

At 19:45 two people suffered severe head injuries during the invasion and attack on plot 117. They were then robbed.

At 23:00 the fence was cut and a window broken at plot 74 in an attempt to enter.

At 23:30 shots were fired during an attempted break in on plot 76.

At 01:30 in the Visvanger/ Hebron area on plot 142, a home was invaded at this stage it is unclear the extent, if any, of the injuries sustained.

At 01:30 the fence was cut and window broken at plot 201 in an attempted house breaking.

Between 01:00 and 01:30, on plot 68 in Soutpan there was a house robbery and an 18 year old boy was shot in the neck through the window.

And at 04:00 a house robbery took place on plot 189 in Hebron. There were no injuries.

There is no other information available at this stage. SAPS Pretoria North are investigating. There have been no arrests.

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