Lawrence Madihlaba claims he was sleeping in his bed when he was awoken by Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers kicking his door.
A Johannesburg man says he was injured after police allegedly entered his shack in the city centre on Tuesday morning and opened fire with rubber bullets.
Lawrence Madihlaba claims he was sleeping in his bed when he was awoken by Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers kicking his door. “They accused me of lying and said I was part of the protesters. They asked me why was I wearing a pair of jeans and a jersey and I said I slept with my clothes on to warm myself as it was cold at night. They then opened fire on my foot three times at close range,” said Madihlaba.Madihlaba said he removed three pellets from his right foot.“I don’t know why they attacked me inside my shack. I was not protesting and I tried explaining to them, but they laughed and opened fire at me.
“We can’t sell recyclable materials we have collected before lockdown. Many of us here don’t have knowledge about coronavirus. We are in the dark. We are currently surviving by eating expired food from dumping sites because we don’t have money to buy groceries.
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