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Veteran actor Patrick Shai plans to open a case against police

Veteran actor Patrick Shai plans to open a case against police with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) after he was allegedly shot 11 times in the back and side during a scuffle between protesters and police in Soweto on Monday. Patrick told TshisaLIVE he was attempting to defuse tensions between disgruntled residents protesting about electricity cuts and police in Dobsonville when law-enforcement officers opened fire. They allegedly shot at him and others as they tried to flee the scene.

Patrick Shai

The star said when he was shot he contemplated falling to the ground so they would stop targeting him. At first I ran, and then I took around 11 shots. I thought of Andries Tatane and the people of Marikana. I thought maybe I should just fall so my body won’t be pounded by bullets. Then my conscience said if you lie down maybe they will come and shoot you in the head. Patrick is recovering in hospital.

Patrick Shai

“I am obviously a bit rattled. This is the reality of SA today. It is a constant reminder that the apartheid operative mentality remains. How many Marikanas must we have?” Police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters told TshisaLIVE that police were called to restore order after protests and “used rubber bullets to disperse a group of about 200 protesters who had allegedly started pelting objects at the police”.

Patrick Shai

She confirmed that no-one has been arrested and called on anyone who had been injured during the incident to report the matter to police. A member of the public who may have sustained injuries during the time when rubber bullets were fired when protesters became violent, is encouraged to report to the police. Station management can be contacted if necessary.

In other news – Mampintsha explains his massive weight Loss

The rumour mill really drives some of our celebrities crazy, doesn’t it? Kwaito artist, Mampintsha was the talk of the town recently after a video of him dancing away made several rounds on social media.

Mampintsha

Although Mampintsha was entertaining with his dance moves, Tweeps were heavily focused on his gaunt-looking self. Many suggested that only an illness could make someone lose that much weight and end up looking like that. Read more

Source: IOL