A SHEBEEN patron at Otjiwarongo this weekend paid with a toe for not obeying Police instructions to call it a night at closing time.
Frans Guim (23) was apparently part of a group that became violent when Police tried to shut the shebeen where they had been partying on Friday night. According to the Police, an officer on the scene pulled out a service pistol to fire a warning shot into the air in an attempt to disperse the rowdy crowd.The bullet hit Guim in the left foot, injuring a toe.A charge of attempted murder is being investigated against the officer who fired the shot, the Police reported yesterday.According to the Police, an officer on the scene pulled out a service pistol to fire a warning shot into the air in an attempt to disperse the rowdy crowd.The bullet hit Guim in the left foot, injuring a toe. A charge of attempted murder is being investigated against the officer who fired the shot, the Police reported yesterday.
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