Sunday Times columnist shot

"We are a cowering society brutalised by violent criminals" - David Bullard in one of his Out to Lunch columns


David Bullard shot

Sunday Times columnist David Bullard has been shot during a robbery at his Johannesburg home last night.

Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said Bullard, 55, had been shot once with the bullet going through his arm and into his abdomen.

The four men had gained access to his house in Parkview through a bedroom window.

While details are sketchy it appears that Bullard’s wife was taken up to the bedroom by one of the robbers when a shot went off. Bullard had apparently reached for a panic button.

The four men then fled through the same window, taking a handbag and cellphone with them.

He is in a stable condition at the Milpark Hospital and will be discharged within the next few days.

David and his wife Jacqueline said the police could not have been more helpful or professional.

Detectives and a counsellor were on the scene quickly and stayed beyond the call of duty.

"They all have families at home but stayed with us," said Jacqueline.

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