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NEWSFLASH: Man shot during Pta-north farm attack

The victim was shot in front of his fiancé and 5-year-old daughter.

A man has been admitted to hospital after he was shot on his farm in Kameeldrift-east, north of Pretoria.

Police spokesperson, Sergeant Portia Maleka said the 28-year-old Jonty Jacobs was shot at twice during a house robbery on Wednesday morning.

“He is in hospital in a critical condition.”

Maleka said the police responded to the call around 03:00.

“The victim was shot in front of his fiancé Doreen Lubbe and their 5-year-old daughter.”

No arrest had been made.

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It was believed Jacobs was shot through a window when he went to investigate a noise he had heard.

Local CPF member, Vernon Wheeler said when CPF members arrived, the suspects had fled into the bushes.

AfriForum’s head of community safety Ian Cameron said trauma counsellors had been dispatched to the hospital to assist Lubbe and his daughter.

He said this had been the second attack in the area in a short space of time.

“An elderly lady was shot in her face three weeks ago.

We are not sure if this attack was by the same robbers, all we know is that the victims are traumatised and seriously hurt,” said Cameron.

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