{"id":91537,"date":"2019-03-23T16:38:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T14:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=91537"},"modified":"2019-03-25T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T08:03:32","slug":"first-respondents-refute-eyewitness-claims-extent-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/23\/first-respondents-refute-eyewitness-claims-extent-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"First responders refute eyewitness claims of extent of injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First responders who tended to the injured victim refuted eyewitness accounts stating that the deceased had abdominal trauma to the extent that her intestines were protruding.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, however, is said to have lost one of her legs from the violent impact.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitnesses at a nearby car dealership, the deceased had her younger daughter with her but pushed her to safety before 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