The leg of a man from Phalaborwa will be amputated after he was shot by robbers in the leg.
Thys Besselaar (35) and Tokkie Hugo, owner of Certainty Lodge in Sodwana, KwaZulu-Natal, were attacked on Friday May 15 2015, Netwerk24 reported. Hugo entertained some guests and most of them went back to their rooms at 21:00. Hugo and Besselaar stayed behind to have drinks at the bar.
Three robbers entered the premises and surprised the men. They were armed with a 9mm pistol, AK-47 and a shotgun. According to Hugo one of the robbers constantly focused on Besselaar because he thought he had a gun.
Besselaar attacked the robber with a bar stool, while Hugo tackled the other two. The man with the shotgun shot Besselaar in the leg before all three fled the scene.
According to Hugo the robbers targeted the workers earlier on the premises and stole several mobile phones.
Besselaar was rushed to a hospital in Richards Bay and transferred to a hospital in Durban on Monday.
Source – Maroela Media
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