Carla van der Spuy

A man was shot dead in a robbery at a farmhouse in Hartebeesfontein, outside Brits earlier today. Superintendent Lesego Metsi said the three men broke into the farmhouse while its occupants were sleeping. Charles Smith was woken up by the intruders and was on his way to investigate when a robber fired a shot into the bedroom, hitting him in the stomach. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Brits Medi Clinic.