Three suspects targeted a smallholding in the Mooiplaas area, next to Erasmia, West of Centurion on December 22.
A 32-year-old woman woke up during the night when she heard a commotion outside the room. When she opened the door, was confronted by three armed suspects. She closed the door and immediately phoned for help. Orange Fox Medical Rescue, ER24, and the South African Police responded to the incident.
The suspects ransacked the house and fled with personal belongings including a television, DVD player, and three bicycles.
One of the suspects was caught by a reaction unit officer and sustained a gunshot wound in the lower part of the body. The suspect was transferred to a hospital under police guard.
While searching for the other two suspects, some of the stolen items were recovered in a nearby veld.
The injured suspect will appear in court upon his release from the hospital. The police are still searching for the other two suspects.
The police are investigating the incident.
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