Police ordered to pay R19.2m to quadriplegic
A Soshanguve man, left a quadriplegic after the police fired shots at his hijackers and wounded him as a result, is to get R19.2m in damages from the police. A Pretoria News report says Mandla Mnisi was left totally disabled after his vehicle was riddled with bullets – 45 in total.
He claimed more than R24m in damages in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) from Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, in his official capacity. The court this week ordered the Minister to pay 35-year-old Mnisi R16.7m for past and future medical expenses. This is apart from the earlier interim payment of R2.5m the Minister was ordered to make to him.
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