Woman shoots robbers in self-defence
One of the robbers was declared dead on the scene.
A robber was shot and killed in Erasmia on Sunday morning.
Just before 07:00 on Sunday morning a woman noticed two men attempting to break into her home in Kalkheuwel Street, Erasmia in the east of Pretoria.
According to the Intelligence Bureau South Africa (Ibsa) she spotted the men in her backyard.
“When the suspects noticed the woman they attacked her. In self-defence she drew a gun and shot both of them.”
One of the robbers was declared dead on the scene. The second man was wounded and ran away.
“Though the second suspect was badly wounded, he managed to escape,” Ibsa said in a statement.
Ibsa advised residents to keep an eye out for the wounded man.
“Please contact the police as soon as you spot him,” the statement said.
The police confirmed the above information.
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