A father of two in the north of Pretoria was in a critical condition after he was shot six times in a home invasion.
“It’s so surreal. I cannot believe my husband Jan is in ICU and fighting for his life,” Lorna Schoeman told Rekord.
A normal weekday for the Schoeman family in Great Dane Street in Hesteapark turned into a nightmare when two men suddenly entered their home at around 04:50.
Schoeman said she was in the kitchen preparing their children’s school lunches when she heard a window break.
“Something was thrown through the window, and the next moment there were two unknown men in our house.”
A struggle ensued between her husband Jan, who had just woken up, and the attackers in the hallway.
“The next moment the gunshots were fired,” said Schoeman.
Schoeman said Jan was rushed to the Netcare Montana Hospital.
“The bullets did a lot of damage. I just want my husband to recover; there is still a long road ahead as he is in critical condition.”
The couple’s two children, aged 12 and 18, were left unharmed during the attack.
“I can’t believe they didn’t shoot me. I stood there and screamed and screamed. I have never in my life screamed as I did. I hoped and prayed that they would not hurt me nor my children.”
The robbers fled the scene with two television sets and one of the children’s school bags.
“I am so thankful for the paramedics who responded so promptly and to the doctors who treated my husband. The Lord was with my husband.”
A friend of the family has posted on Facebook for the community to pray for Jan.
Tshwane police cluster spokesperson Captain Matthews Nkoadi confirmed a case of attempted murder was being investigated.
“The victim was shot multiple times in the upper body before he was taken to the hospital.”
-rekordnorth
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