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Man shoots, kills burglar
22/08/2006 14:05  - (SA)  

Johannesburg - A home owner shot dead a burglar in his house at Sundra near Delmas, Mpumalanga police said on Tuesday.

Inspector Thabiso Ncongwane said two men broke into Nicholas Botha's house on Monday morning. Botha was woken up by noise and found the pair trying to steal from him.

"Botha, 38 , fired two shots with his 3.57 rifle and [hit] one of the suspects in his chest." The man died at the scene.

Ncongwane said the other suspect managed to escape but that fingerprints left at the scene would help police to find him.

"Botha was not arrested as it was self-defence, but the prosecutor will make the final decision on the matter," he said.

The deceased's next of kin had not yet been notified so his identity could not be revealed.

"We are continuing with investigations," Ncongwane said.