The family of four is believed to have moved in to the complex in Honeydew, Roodepoort, in February of this year, and this mornings events would have been a shock to anyone.
The fifty two year old father of the house said that he woke up when there was a noise near the bed. As he opened his eyes, he made out four unknown males standing in his room. He then let out a scream which must have given the men a fright, and one of them who was holding a gun, let out a shot, after which is seems that they ran away from the scene.
He sustained a wound to the front of his lower chest, and another lower down on his back, almost in the middle. When ER24 paramedics were assessing him, he was in a stable condition, but was complaining of severe pain. He was then given a dose of medication to ease the pain, as well as a drip for possible blood loss that he may have suffered.
The man also explained that he was immediatedly worried about his family, as his two daughters were also asleep in adjacent rooms. The women, believed to be in their early twenties, were left physically unharmed, but visibly shaken by the incident. The man's wife was also on the scene as paramedics treated the man, and she too remained unharmed.
Fortunately the man's condition remained stable, and he was alert and orientated throughout. He was handed over to a Johannesburg Hospital staff for further assessment and treatment.
The Honeydew SAP were on the scene to collect evidence for investgation purposes. It also seems that the criminals managed to make off with an unknown number of valuables.
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