A 43-year-old father from Thabazimbi in Limpopo has been granted bail after his 11-year-old son accidentally shot and killed a farm worker on Saturday.
The Thabazimbi magistrates court released the father on R3,000 bail on Monday after he was charged with negligent handling of a firearm. The case has been postponed to December 12 for further investigation.
Sowetan's sister publication,TimesLIVE reported on Sunday that a farm labourer was accidentally shot dead, allegedly by an 11-year-old boy shooting guinea fowl on Saturday morning.