Elderly woman injured in Moot supermarket petrol-bomb attack
The petrol bomb was thrown into the Les Marais SPAR outlet, while customers and employees were inside.
An elderly woman was injured when a petrol bomb was thrown into a supermarket in Les Marais on Wednesday afternoon.
Best Care emergency service spokesperson Xander Loubser said the petrol bomb was thrown into the Les Marais SPAR outlet, while customers and employees were inside the store around 15:25.
The explosion happened near the entranceway into SPAR, causing a fire to break out.
“So far only one injury was confirmed. An elderly lady suffered first-degree burns in the leg and was treated on the scene before being transported to hospital by Best Care,” Loubser said.
He said that fire fighters managed to extinguish the fire.
“Initial reports claim that an unknown person threw a petrol bomb into the entrance of the store and sped-off.”
Les Marais SPAR confirmed the attack but could not provide further details.
Wonderboompoort police could not be reached for comment at the time of going to print.
Do you have more information about the story?
Please send us an email to editorial@rekord.co.za or phone us on 083 625 4114.
For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites: Rekord East
For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram
