SAPS conducted a raid of a home in Gugulethu on 21 January 2022. According to the owner of the property, the raid was unlawfully executed without a Warrant and his beloved dog, who was with him at the time was callously shot twice by one of the officers with what appears to be destructive hollow-point bullets (a bullet that expands on impact).
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He has since opened a case (CAS No. 303/1/2022) against the officers who allegedly left his house trashed, empty-handed and his 3-year-old Pitbull, Tyler, for dead.
The Animal Welfare Society of SA removed both bullets from Tyler on 22 January, who spent the next 10 days recuperating in the hospital before being reunited with his worried owner on 31 January 2022.
The Nursing Assistant who cared for Tyler described him as “a gentle giant without a mean bone in his body” and hoped that whoever committed this atrocity is swiftly dealt with.
“We can confirm that the shooting is under investigation by the Independent Police Investigations Directorate (IPID) and that we have offered them our wholehearted support to ensure that whoever shot Tyler is brought to book,” says the Animal Welfare Society of SA.
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