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A 44-year-old man who was injured in the face by an 80-year-old man in Bergville is in a stable state at the hospital, KwaZulu-Natal police said Tuesday.
Police Sergeant Jay Naicker that the 80-year-old man fired at the man on Monday after entering the property to fetch his goats that had been illegally confiscated by the farmer.
The 80-year-old man was later killed in a shootout with the police who had
READ: 80-year-old killed in a shooting with police on the farm KZN
When News24 asked him if the man and the victim had beaten before the shooting around 11:00 am, Naicker said that the investigations into the case would reveal more details.
"The survey was supported by IPID and we can not comment because the man is still in the hospital," he said. Firearm seized
He said the interviews, as to what really happened before the police arrived, had not been
Naicker had previously said that police, accompanied by a hostage negotiator, had approached the man with the aim of arresting him.
"[He] reportedly opened fire on the police and He stated that the gun of the 80-year-old man had been seized after the shooting.
"A case of attempted murder, as well as a record of investigation, was opened Moses Dlamini, independent investigative police spokesman, confirmed that they were investigating the death of this 80-year-old man
.] Dlamini said that the man had been approached, with the help of a hostage negotiator, but that he had
"[man] pointed the gun at the police and fired a single shot. The police fought back and he was fatally injured. "
* This story was changed after it appeared that the man was not a farmer as previously stated.
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