🚀 go-pugleaf

Bo Raxo wrote:

> A novel use of a gun to protect your car.  But a bit of a problem in an
> accident, I would think.
>
> Bo Raxo
>
> http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20080706084430329C109795
>
> A 23-year-old mechanic is in a serious but stable condition in the Flora
> Clinic in Roodepoort after being wounded by a home-made device that
> detonated while he was servicing a client's car.
>
> Police said the 65-year-old owner of the vehicle had brought his car to the
> Hyundai dealership on Ontdekkers Road in Roodepoort for a routine service on
> Friday.
>
> Grant Kloppers wanted to check a fuse in the fuse box situated behind the
> cubbyhole, apparently oblivious of the fact that the client had rigged a
> home-made firearm inside. It is believed the device, consisting of a metal
> pipe and trigger mechanism loaded with a .22 bullet, was installed by the
> owner as a hijacking or vehicle theft deterrent.
>
> It is unclear what exactly happened, but it appears that, as Kloppers opened
> the cubbyhole, the home-made firearm went off, and the bullet struck the
> mechanic in the stomach.
>
> [ What about that is unclear? - Bo ]
>
> "All we heard was a loud bang," said a colleague, who did not want to be
> named.
>
> The wounded mechanic was rushed to the Flora Clinic where he underwent
> surgery on Friday night to remove the bullet. He was being treated in the
> intensive care unit on Saturday.
>
> Constable Prosperity Khoza, a police spokesperson, said: "The bullet hit the
> mechanic in the stomach. He was taken to hospital in a stable condition."
>
> She said the car owner had allegedly installed the device "for his own
> protection. But he should have taken it out when he took his car for a
> service," she said.
>
> Police captain Siphiwe Ndlovu said the vehicle owner was arrested on Friday
> on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. He was
> released on bail, and will appear in court again on Monday.
>
> Further investigations are being done to determine whether the vehicle owner
> will be charged with attempted murder.
>
> "A shot went off. It is not known how it went off, so it will have be
> investigated," said Ndlovu.

5 year's jail.

Graham