EVANDER – Mr Jacques Booyens was narrowly missed by a stray bullet on Thursday, 26 November.
Mr Booyens (36) saw his life flash before his eyes mere days after returning to work.
“I was at home for lunch on Thursday at noon. As I stepped out of the back door, I heard a hissing sound past my head and then saw the bullet on the ground,” he told Ridge Times.
The stray bullet penetrated the carport roof at the back of their house in Raymond Mahlaba Street (formerly Pennsylvania Avenue) and hit the paving.
Mr Booyens, an electrician who works with his father, Niek, believes the bullet would have wounded him had he taken another step.
“I am just glad that my daughters, Mikaela (6) and Tracy (4), were not at home at the time, because this spot is their favourite place to play.”
His mother, Ronel, was also close to where the bullet struck.
He phoned the police who then retrieved the bullet point.
Weapons specialist, Mr Maverick Hammond from MavCorp, said the bullet appears to a 5.56×45 mm Nato that is used in R5 assault rifles or a 223 calibre hunting rifle.
Col Jenny Alberts confirmed that a case was opened at the police and is being investigated.
Mr Booyens was recently admitted to hospital for what initially appeared to have been a stroke. He was later diagnosed with functional neurological disorder.
