Francesca Villette
BEAUFORT West detectives are investigating attempted murder after the ANC’s Central Karoo regional secretary Windy Plaatjies was shot in his shoulder at the weekend.
Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie said a 24-year-old man was arrested and is due to appear in court today.
It is suspected Plaatjies had tried to break up a fight between two men at the Cosy Corner tavern in Kwa-Mandlenkosi, Beaufort West, on Saturday morning when he was shot.
Pojie said preliminary investigations revealed that two men were fighting over a woman and Plaatjies had intervened.
“They went outside into the streets where they continued their brawl.
“The victim then tried to intervene and got the two men separated when a shot was discharged from a firearm.
“The victim was hit from behind in his right shoulder. He is currently in hospital to receive medical care,” Pojie said.
A 24-year-old man was arrested shortly afterwards.
“Beaufort West detectives are investigating a case of attempted murder following a shooting incident at Cosy Corner in Kwa-Mandlenkosi, Beaufort West, (Saturday) morning,” Pojie said.
Provincial ANC secretary Faiez Jacobs said Plaatjies was transported from Beaufort West to a hospital in George.
According to him, Plaatjies was in a critical but stable condition. “The ANC is shocked by the news and is calling on all members to support (Plaatjies’s) family.”
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