South Africa: Joburg Home Owner Slashes Robber With Sword

27 November 2015

A house robber is in hospital after he was slashed with a sword in Bassonia, Johannesburg, on Friday.

The man was part of a gang of three who tried breaking into a house in the early hours of Friday morning. Police spokesperson Constable Elizabeth Mguni said the man broke the sliding door to gain entry into the house on Bassroyd Street.

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