Cops shoot 'invisible' man
03/03/2006 15:35 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A man wearing muti to make him invisible to police, was shot dead in Kempton Park, on the East Rand on Friday while trying to outrun police in a stolen bakkie.
Police spokesperson Cynthia Kleinhans said the flying squad gave chase after being alerted by a tracking system that the bakkie had been stolen in Limpopo.
"After a short chase, the suspect drove into an open veld, got out of the vehicle and pointed a gun at police officers," she said.
The officers opened fire on the man, fatally shooting him in the neck and head.
"Muti was found on his body," Kleinhans said.
Hijackers and robbers often used muti because they believed it made them invisible to the police, she said, hoping they would learn it would not work in that area.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1891788,00.html
WTF is a "bakkie"???
03/03/2006 15:35 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A man wearing muti to make him invisible to police, was shot dead in Kempton Park, on the East Rand on Friday while trying to outrun police in a stolen bakkie.
Police spokesperson Cynthia Kleinhans said the flying squad gave chase after being alerted by a tracking system that the bakkie had been stolen in Limpopo.
"After a short chase, the suspect drove into an open veld, got out of the vehicle and pointed a gun at police officers," she said.
The officers opened fire on the man, fatally shooting him in the neck and head.
"Muti was found on his body," Kleinhans said.
Hijackers and robbers often used muti because they believed it made them invisible to the police, she said, hoping they would learn it would not work in that area.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1891788,00.html
WTF is a "bakkie"???
