Finetown victim recounts night of shooting terror

Police and paramedics accused of slow response

Mpho Koka Journalist

One of the survivors of the shooting that claimed the lives of seven people in Finetown, Johannesburg, has recounted how he was shot in the back while fleeing for his life.

Delano Blignaut, 23, is one of four victims still recovering in hospital after Saturday night’s shooting when armed men robbed street vendors who were selling chicken feet...

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