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Lovers shooting at petrol station

Early morning argument results in arrest and hospitalisation

A man was arrested for shooting his ex-girlfriend, wounding her,  in Cambridge, East London, on Thursday, police said.

Captain Mluleki Mbi said the 52-year-old man was arrested at 2.30am.

The man went to the service station where the woman worked and an argument ensued.

Mbi said the woman was wounded in both arms and was taken to hospital.    

The man would appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

He faced charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and attempted murder.

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