{"id":227777,"date":"2020-01-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/227777\/man-wounded-after-attempting-to-stop-fight\/"},"modified":"2020-01-19T22:48:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T20:48:51","slug":"man-wounded-after-attempting-to-stop-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/01\/20\/man-wounded-after-attempting-to-stop-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Man wounded after attempting to stop fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While cleaning a church in August Road, Simmerfield, recently a man heard a noise coming from outside.<\/p>\n<p>He went to investigate and found a man allegedly assaulting two women.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226471\/four-nabbed-in-connection-with-primrose-hijacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four nabbed in connection with Primrose hijacking<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant told police one of the women was his girlfriend while the other was the suspect\u2019s wife,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man pushed the suspect away from the women.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect allegedly went inside a nearby house and returned with a firearm which he fired twice into the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then allegedly pointed the firearm at the complainant and fired a third shot, hitting him in the left leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226697\/swift-action-leads-to-arrest-of-alleged-house-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swift action leads to arrest of alleged house robbers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The complainant managed to run away, and received medical treatment for his injury.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was arrested on a charge of attempted murder and detained at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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