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18-05-2011, 15:45 #1
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Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-cour...ting-1.1043274
Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
March 17 2011 at 02:12pm
By Solly Maphumulo
A Metro police officer has admitted that he fired a shot at a roadblock in Midrand that left a 34-year-old woman paralysed. Photo: Supplied
A metro police officer has admitted that he fired a shot at a roadblock in Midrand that left a 34-year-old woman paralysed.
This is according to a confidential source within the Johannesburg Metro Police Department who deals with internal investigations.
The woman, who had been travelling with her fiancé in the car, was shot at a roadblock and possibly left permanently paralysed, believes the metro police were responsible for the attack.
The source phoned a friend of the couple who were shot at to inform him that after the metro cops who had manned the roadblock were summoned to the office on Wednesday, one officer admitted he fired a shot.
On Wednesday afternoon, metro police spokesperson Inspector Edna Mamonyane confirmed that the JMPD had held a roadblock in Midrand on Sunday at about 7pm. Earlier in the day, she had denied this, saying the attackers may have been bogus police officers.
The officer who fired at the couple said he had not reported the matter because he thought he had missed the car. It was not immediately clear why the officer had fired the shot.
Mamonyane said she was not aware that an officer had come forward.
She vowed they would leave no stone unturned to establish who was responsible for the shooting. She said an armourer would work with the SAPS to establish which firearm was used to fire the shot.
Mamonyane said all the officers who were at the roadblock would be questioned.
The woman and her fiancé were returning from an outing on Sunday afternoon when they claim that JMPD officers shot at their vehicle, injuring the woman.
The woman, who was identified only as Derby, might not be able to walk or work again.
The couple have opened a case of attempted murder at Midrand police station and are planning to sue the department.
The bullet, which entered the car through its boot, shattered the woman’s spine after it hit her in the back It ricocheted in the car and is now lodged in her head.
Derby’s ordeal began when the couple’s car was pulled over at a roadblock by metro police officers on Alexandra Road in Midrand.
The officers were apparently looking for drunk drivers.
According to Derby’s fiancé – who has asked to be identified only as Bruce – an officer told him to go forward and then reverse. The officer then told him to go.
“I took off. As I was turning to the corner, I heard a gunshot. There were about five or six gunshots. I didn’t think they were firing shots at us because I had complied with everything they had asked me to do.
“I didn’t realise it had hit my fiancé. When I got to my house I saw a lump on her face and there was blood coming out of her mouth,” he said.
Bruce phoned for an ambulance before rushing her to the Carstenhof Clinic where she was stabilised.
She was transferred to Tembisa Hospital, where she was unable to pay the R40 000 deposit required for private healthcare.
On Monday Bruce opened a case of attempted murder against the metro police. - The Star
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18-05-2011, 15:51 #2
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18-05-2011, 15:58 #3
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18-05-2011, 18:48 #4
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Re: Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
People react differently in shock. Or maybe on shattering her spine some of the nerves were damaged an she didn't feel it.
More importantly the cop admitted to it, why isn't he in jail?
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18-05-2011, 18:54 #5
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18-05-2011, 19:08 #6
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18-05-2011, 19:48 #7
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Re: Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
A Metro police officer has admitted that he fired a shot at a roadblock in Midrand that left a 34-year-old woman paralysed
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18-05-2011, 20:03 #8
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Re: Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
From the picture, could 9mm FMJ penetrate all the way through metal,, backseat and through passenger seat? I can't understand why in the world would the cop have fired at the car, no provocation. Was he messing around with firearm?
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18-05-2011, 20:44 #9
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Re: Woman paralysed after roadblock shooting
Effective range of a 9mm is about 100m
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-w...afety-add.html
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23-09-2011, 03:47 #10
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