A Benoni man shot an armed robber while his family were being held up at knifepoint on the N2 northbound freeway on April 3, 2015.
The family from Actonville, whose identities are unknown, were travelling from Johannesburg to meet relatives in oThongathi on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.
When the BMW they were travelling in experienced mechanical problems, the father, 50, pulled the car over to the emergency lane beneath the Wandsbeck Bridge in Clare Estate.
The father and his son got out to check the engine, while his wife and daughter remained in the car.
While they were checking the engine for any possible defects, three men suddenly stepped out of the bushes.
A source said one of the suspects placed a knife to the back of the father’s neck. The other suspects held up his wife and son.
Police spokesman, Major Thulani Zwane, confirmed the victim’s car had a breakdown before he was attacked by three suspects.
“They took their cellphones. The victim managed to draw his firearm and shot one suspect in the chest…
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