The man believed to have shot his ex-girlfriend a week after she obtained a protection order against him, handed himself over to the police on Monday. According to White River Police spokesman, Sgt Cynthia Mbokodo, the suspect, Mr Glen Mtshali (28), appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder on Tuesday. The case was postponed to July 17 for a formal bail application.
BREAKING NEWS: Alleged ex-girlfriend shooter arrested
“A week before she was shot, the victim obtained a protection order against Mtshali after he allegedly broke into her house and stole her TV, and became increasingly abusive,” said Mbokodo.
The woman, whose identity is being protected for her safety, miraculously survived a gunshot to the head last Tuesday.
She sustained gunshot wounds to her arm, neck and head. The one to her head lodged behind her ear.
ER24’s branch manager, Greg Wilcox, confirmed that they responded to a call at around 12:30 that day.
Paramedics treated the victim and she was rushed to a local hospital. She was in a stable condition at the time of going to press.
An eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of being targeted by the suspect, who is still at large, told White River Post that he saw two men lurking in the vicinity of the victim’s workplace in White River’s main street from about 09:00 on the day of the incident.
“At first, we suspected that they were planning a robbery at our store, so both the manager and the security guard confronted them. They claimed that they were waiting for a friend who works across the street,” he told White River Post.
He added that at around 12:00, they saw one of the men walk up to the medical practice and enter it. They recalled hearing two or three shots. He then walked straight back out and towards their shop. They locked their door.
The gunman met up with his accomplice and made a run for it. “We would’ve tried to confront him, but feared that his accomplice might also have been armed,” the witness said. They pressed their panic button, which alerted J&M Security whose response team arrived moments later.
