Irishman shot in head after horror attack in South
Africa
21/07/2016
An Irishman was brutally shot in the head by a
group of attackers in Johannesburg.
Bill Brogan is fighting for his life after three
thugs viciously attacked and mugged him while he was leaving for work at around
6:30am on the 6th of July, outside his home.
One of the attackers shot the 66-year-old in the face,
destroying his cheek bone. He is in a stable but critical condition in
hospital.
South
African police still haven’t found any of Bill’s attackers Pic: Shutterstock
(stock Picture)
Astonishingly, Bill was able to pull himself back
to the doorway of his house after passing out from the gunshot wound, where is
his wife Mary and son Conor found him a short time later.
Conor had to run to a nearby neighbours house to
get a car to bring bill to the Netcare Union Hospital.
Bill has had two surgeries to remove bullet and
bone fragments from his head, but his family aren’t sure if the bullet will be
left in his head because it is dangerously close to his brain.
Bill
is in a dangerous condition in Netcare Union Hospital in Johannesburg Pic:
Getty (stock picture)
Bill’s son-in-law Denis Kaye told the Irish
Independent that Bill is ‘in a very dangerous position’ and
he’s ‘showing signs of improvement’.
He added: ‘We are hopeful that he will recover. We
are cautiously optimistic. He seems to recognise his family’s voices and is
trying to engage.’
Unfortunately, Bill hasn’t got medical cover in
South Africa so a number of fundraising campaigns are in place to help raise
the €65,000 that may be needed for his medical expenses.
So far the family have raised near €20,000 through
a Go Fund Me page, with a number of people organising fund raising events in
South Africa.
