Johannesburg – An 8-year-old boy is in an induced coma after a brick flew through the passenger window of the car he was travelling in, striking him on the head.<\/p>\n
The boy is a victim of a series of four reported incidents of brick-throwing last Thursday, allegedly perpetrated by the same man on the N12 near The Glen shopping centre, south of Johannesburg, Netwerk24 reported on Monday.<\/p>\n
Justin Slabbert and his two children, Caden and daughter Eden, 11, were on their way to their Benoni home on Thursday after being picked up from school in Krugersdorp.<\/p>\n
At about 14:30, a man walking on the N12 threw a brick through Slabbert\u2019s passenger window.<\/p>\n
After hearing the noise, Slabbert checked on his two children immediately. His daughter Eden was unharmed, but he received no response from Caden, who was bleeding from the head.<\/p>\n
Luckily, a Netcare911 ambulance was travelling on the same stretch of road at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n
Slabbert, spotting the ambulance in his rear view mirror, pulled off to the side of the road to seek medical help for his unconscious son.<\/p>\n
More incidents<\/p>\n
Before long, a second car had pulled up to the ambulance on the side of the road, reporting a similar incident.<\/p>\n
The driver, Darrell Badenhorst, reported that his 42-year-old girlfriend, Marionette Schwab, had been struck on the head by a brick a few metres further down.<\/p>\n
She too, was unconscious, and bleeding from the head.<\/p>\n
A third car also pulled up to the paramedic to report the same incident, but no injuries were reported in this incident.<\/p>\n
Both victims were treated at the scene and transported to hospital.<\/p>\n
Recovery<\/p>\n
Doctors said that they feared the 8-year-old would not survive the ordeal, but a successful surgery has seen him make a remarkable recovery.<\/p>\n
He is expected to be brought out of the coma on Monday. Part of his skull had been removed to prevent further swelling on the brain.<\/p>\n
Both Schwab and Caden are stable and will have brain scans this week.<\/p>\n
Metro Police Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, spokesperson for the Johannesburg metro police, confirmed a brick was also thrown through a fourth car window on Thursday. It was unclear whether anyone was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n
Netwerk24<\/p>\n
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