Paul Hendrik van Zyl, 77, shot and wounded the woman while she was fishing in a river with her partner
A 77-year-old white South African farm owner has appeared in court after shooting and wounding a black woman he claimed he mistook for a hippopotamus.
Paul Hendrik van Zyl, was arrested on Tuesday after “firing shots in the direction of the woman”, Ramokone Linah, who was fishing with her partner in a river in Lephalale town, northern Limpopo province.
