Asked by Monique on 22-02-2021 12:13:47
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Gauteng
I need assistance on a situation that happend this weekend.
Our neighbors dog came out. And injured his sheep. My husband and I went to help and we took the sheep to us to dress the wounds and try and try and help them. Because the owners of the sheep are friends and they were not here and we could not get ahold of them.
After some time they arrived at their property hearimg about the situation. The man that was under the influence of alcohol came into his property and shot 3 of his 7 dogs on side. Just the one dog came out to bite the sheep and the other one was n puppy and the 3rd ones was closed in a cage. A case of animal abuse has been opened. During the whole situation after 4 shots were fires to kill the dogs this guy went on a rampage with a bottle of alcohol in his hand and a gun in the other causing terror on our street. Saying he is going to take his own life and driving up and down. With his firearm. Meters away from kids. I Wan tto know how can I press charges against him. The police did nothing they saw he was drunk all they did was take his weapon and advised he will be getting it back on Monday today. This guy has a history of violence and alcohol abuse. We are all scared about what can happen next.
Please help.
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