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By Barry Bateman

A Queenswood man who gunned down a robber at his father's home has pinned his level head and sharp shooting on the competency tests done when obtaining a firearm.

The robbery in Edgehill Road, Queenswood, on Friday night left one suspect dead and another without his genitals after he accidentaly blew them off with his own firearm.

At least three suspects entered the home and held up the family of 11, their pastor and his wife.

'The suspect then took out a firearm hidden in the front of his pants'
Police Captain Colette Weilbach said at about 8pm the domestic worker called the home-owner saying she saw unknown men on the premises.

Weilbach said the victims immediately called their security company and other family members for help.
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She said the husband, 58, went to the bedroom to fetch his firearm while three armed men entered the house and held the people inside at gunpoint.

The son, who does not want himself or his family identified, arrived to find "the leader" pointing a firearm at his father: "The moment he saw me he pointed his gun at me. I don't know how many shots I fired." Weilbach said the suspect died on the scene.

Meanwhile, two other relatives raced from Montana to assist: "They spotted the two suspects and went after them. They apprehend one in Stead Avenue and found some of the stolen items in his possession.

"The suspect then took out a firearm hidden in the front of his pants. A shot went off and the suspect wounded himself in the groin area," she said. The third suspect is still at large.

    • This article was originally published on page 1 of Pretoria News on November 09, 2009
Showing page 1 of 4 comment pages, 35 total comments
1 Week ago Crispin wrote :
One suspect still at large, the other will never get large again ;) Atyleast he, Mr B Alless, will not be able to spawn his own little criminals.
1 Week ago Deena Naidoo wrote :
That's what happens to apprentice robbers!
1 Week ago Deena Naidoo wrote :
One dead, the other ballsless. Hee, hee,hee.
1 Week ago The Donkey wrote :
Shame, he was probably trying to cover up the fact that he'd wet his pants. Hee hee hee hee haw haw haw haw hee haw.
1 Week ago Anonymous wrote :
It is true 10 out of 10. What the hell was he doing, sorry he got more than what he ordered(robbery). I am not sure whether now is he or she or maybe soon he is going to be shim in prison.
1 Week ago Leon wrote :
ouch! but what sweet justice, taking his own problem inhand
1 Week ago Anonymous wrote :
10 out of 10!!! Just the kind of happy ending we all love.
1 Week ago now thats justice!!! wrote :
wonder if he will have the "balls" to do that again!!!
1 Week ago Anonymous wrote :
Now that is justice!! anonymous
1 Week ago Anonymous wrote :
Never hand in your weapons, protect yourselves and your families. This story brings sunshine to my day.
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