Former Hawks spokesperson Polela McIntosh has revealed how his father allegedly shot and wounded one of his sons during a fight over a tractor on Sunday afternoon (February 19) near Ladysmith.
My father, who occupied many pages in my book, unloaded a gun to his family, shot his youngest son through the mouth & missed everyone else
— McIntosh Polela (@toshpolela) February 19, 2017
It is believed that McInosh’s step-brothers, together with their 64-year-old mother, went to get a tractor that his father had left parked at a house in Mathondwane, near Ladysmith.
The tractor is believed to be the shared property of both the mother and father, who are still married.
His three step-brothers and their mother were taking stuff home after collecting the tractor when they were stopped by the father.
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He demanded to know where they were taking the tractor, tweeted Polela. An altercation occurred between the family members, and the father then allegedly shot and wounded one of his own sons, aged 23. The gunshot victim was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been released, lucky to have survived.
He tried to shoot one of the sons point blank, but the stolen gun he used had run out of ammo. He's now in police custody
— McIntosh Polela (@toshpolela) February 19, 2017
Police were called out to the scene and the father was arrested.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Nqobile Gwala said that local residents assaulted the father. He was taken to a local police hospital under police guard and will appear in court once he has been discharged.
Thank goodness he's a bad shot, otherwise his wife and three of his sons would be no more
— McIntosh Polela (@toshpolela) February 19, 2017
A case of attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm was opened at Elandslaagte police station. The suspect will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court once he has been discharged from hospital.
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