Victim in Umgeni Park restaurant robbery dies
The man was in a critical condition in a hospital in uMhlanga.
ONE of the patrons shot in a robbery at an Umgeni Park restaurant more than two weeks ago has died.
The man, believed to be in his 70s, was in a serious condition at an uMhlanga hospital.
He was one of three people shot and injured in the incident at Andrea’s Italian Café on Thursday, March 30.
Kealyn Olivier, chairman of Sector 3, Sub-Forum 4 of the Greenwood Park CPF, confirmed the news of the man’s passing.
“As a community, we are heartbroken for his family. We wish to offer our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. As the Greenwood Park CPF, we are hoping for justice in this particular case,” he said.
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CCTV footage of the robbery, which has been circulating in social media, shows a gang of four suspects run into the store and pull out handguns.
One of the suspects then points their firearm in the direction of a six-year-old girl seated at a table with her family.
A scuffle then breaks out, and in the ensuing struggle, three people are shot, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.
A case of attempted murder and business robbery had been opened at the Greenwood Park SAPS, but it is expected the charges will now include murder.
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