Two women were attacked on New Kleinfontein Road in Leachville during the early morning hours of October 19 after accepting a lift from two men.

One of the victims was shot in the thigh after refusing to hand over her bank card PINs. According to SAPS information, an officer on duty received a report of the shooting at about 02:00, and proceeded to the scene.

Upon arrival, he found members of a private security company, along with two women, aged 30 and 43. The younger of the two had sustained a gunshot wound to her right thigh.

The victims told police they had been at a tavern in Wattville, Benoni earlier that evening. After one of them lost her cellphone, they used a mobile app in an attempt to find it. While outside searching for the device, they were approached by two men travelling in a white Toyota Avanza.

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The men offered to help by giving them a lift to track the missing phone. The victims accepted and climbed into the vehicle.

As they drove along New Kleinfontein Road, one of the men pulled out a firearm and pointed it at them. The men then robbed the victims of their shoes and one cellphone.

They further demanded that the phone owner unlock her device and provide PIN codes for their bank cards.

When she refused, one of the men shot her in the thigh. Following the shooting, the robbers fled the scene in the Avanza. The wounded victim was transported by ambulance to the Far East Rand Hospital.

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