A Durban family accused the SAPS of using a “tactical manoeuvre” to scupper their civil claim against the Minister of Police, stemming from police officers allegedly opening fire on their vehicle with high-calibre weapons, thinking they were hijackers.
Asma Mahomed, 30, who was in the early stages of pregnancy during the July 2020 shooting incident, had her right leg amputated below the knee after being struck by a bullet.
Her husband, Omar Ismail, 32, who drove their VW Polo, sustained gunshot wounds to his head, neck, shoulders, and lives with bullet fragments lodged in his head.
The couple’s then 22-month old daughter, Yusraa, who was sitting at the back with her mother, has bullet shrapnel lodged in her stomach, near vital organs.
The trial was due to run for a…