A 22-year-old man is in a stable condition after being shot in the face at close range outside the Bellville Magistrate’s Court.
|||Cape Town - A 22-year-old Delft man is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the face at close range outside the Bellville Magistrate’s Court.
Police arrested two people in connection with the shooting early on Tuesday.
“One man was arrested outside the court building shortly after the incident,” said police spokesman Warrrant Officer November Filander.
“The other was arrested after the getaway car - a green Audi A4 - was spotted by a patrolling police vehicle in Bishop Lavis.”
Meanwhile, Eric Ntabazalila, spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape, confirmed that the man, named as Riedwaan Bartes, was due to appear in court on Tuesday on charges of drug possession.
“He was shot while standing in the queue waiting to enter the court building. He was appearing on a dagga-related charge,” he said.
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Cape Argus