Pensioner arrested for murder
The victim was transported to Witbank Hospital where he later succumbed to his injury.
A 61-year-old man was remanded in custody by the Witbank Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared for murder.
Andre Fouche was arrested on June 23 at Seekoeiwater plot in Witbank after he allegedly shot a man on his right upper body.
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According to information at the police’s disposal, four teenage children went fishing at the said plot after they reportedly received permission from the owner to enter and fish on the premises.
Later that day, the teens’ parents were called by unknown people, who stay and rent on the plot, informing them that their kids had started a fire and were fishing illegally. A R400 fine was payable for their kids to be released as they had been “detained”.
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The parents arrived at the plot where an argument soon ensued, between the tenants and them. Fouche, who is the grandfather of two boys, claimed that the deceased threw a stone at him and he retaliated by firing a shot at him with his hunting rifle.
The suspect was remanded in custody pending his bail application. He will reappear at the same court on July 1.
