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One dead, two injured after robbery at north doctor’s practice
"Reports have it that an unknown number of armed suspects stormed a doctor's room demanding cash."
One person died and two were critically injured when an unknown number of armed suspects robbed a doctor’s consulting room in Mabopane Unit C in the north of Pretoria.
It was believed that the receptionist was killed, while the doctor and an assistant were wounded.
The incident happened in Peter Magano Road at 16:34 on Wednesday, according to Netcare spokesperson Shawn Herbst.
“Reports have it that an unknown number of armed suspects stormed the consulting room demanding cash,” said Herbst.
“A shooting then ensued in which the receptionist sustained fatal injuries.
“A second woman, believed to be the doctor’s assistant, sustained serious injuries after she was shot and was treated on scene by advanced life support paramedics.”
Herbst said the doctor had also been shot and was rushed to hospital in a private vehicle.
“The doctor was then airlifted by Netcare 911 helicopter ambulance to a specialist facility.”
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