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An elderly couple miraculously survived 11 gunshots fired at them by robbers in the bedroom of their Pretoria home.<\/p>\n An elderly couple miraculously survived 11 gunshots fired at them by robbers in the bedroom of their Pretoria home.<\/p>\n
Magda and Niek Hugo, both 75, who live at and run a business on the premises of the Sun Eden Naturist Resort, were asleep in the early hours of Wednesday morning when armed attackers broke into their home, Beeld reported.<\/p>\n
Marius Mok, spokesman for the neighbourhood watch in the area, said the Hugos were alerted to the break-in by their squawking parrot.<\/p>\n
They locked themselves in their bedroom, but the attackers broke the door down and fired 11 times at the old couple, it was reported.<\/p>\n
“We suspect there were more than two burglars, because nine shots were fired with a shotgun, and two were fired with 9 mm pistol,” Mok said.<\/p>\n
Daniel Rheeder, Hugo’s son-in-law, said his mother-in-law was hit once in the right arm, and his father-in-law was shot in the hand.<\/p>\n
Niek Hugo managed to grab his pistol and fire back at the intruders, who fled.<\/p>\n
“They’re both in the Montana hospital, doing fine,” Rheeder said. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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