Three men were arrested after a man was shot dead during a robbery at a house in Honeydew, Johannesburg on Wednesday, Gauteng police said."The man woke up after hearing noise around 3am and saw two men breaking into his neighbour's house," said Director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo.
The man, armed with a gun, walked out of his house towards the robbers but was hit over the head with a brick by a third robber who had been hiding.
The man was disarmed and then shot with his own firearm.
The three stole various items from the neighbour's house including electrical appliances, jewellery, an electric guitar and an amplifier.
"The stolen property was loaded into the vehicle, belonging to the sister of one of the robbers. They fled the scene. The man was certified dead by paramedics."
The police in Kagiso later arrested three suspects and recovered the stolen property, an unlicensed firearm and the firearm belonging to the victim, Mariemuthoo said.
Source : Sapa /hr/ks
Date : 25 Mar 2009 16:28
