Policeman hijacked, shot whilst returning from crime scene
A policeman, returning from investigating a crime scene, was hijacked and shot on Sunday.
Well known local policeman Warrant Officer Wimpie Botha from the Middelburg Stock Theft Unit, is currently recuperating in hospital.
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He was hijacked when a silver Audi with four occupants forced him off the road at a traffic circle.
He was ordered to drink an unknown substance and drive to a deserted location. There he was ordered out of his vehicle.
W.o. Botha managed to take his keys out of the ignition and throw it into the grass before he got out. Attackers took his service pistol from him.
When he refused to get into the Audi, he was pushed to the ground and shot through both his legs.
He managed to take his service pistol back from his attackers and fired several shots at them. They fled in the Audi.
W.o. Botha drove around in a drugged state. He eventually ended up at a farmhouse where the farmer and his wife tended to his wounds and drove him to hospital.
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W.o. Botha is currently receiving treatment at Life Cosmos Hospital in eMalahleni.
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