By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
@JudgesMatter.
Two gunmen fired shots and wounded a security guard outside the Cape Town home of Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath.
The attack occurred about 11am on Wednesday when the gunmen approached Goliath’s home.
Hawks spokesperson Brig Nomthandazo Mbamba confirmed on Wednesday evening that there was a shooting, but refused to give further information for
“security reasons”.
Daily Maverick reported that one of the security guards posted at Goliath’s home in Cape Town was shot in the hand by two shooters, who are still at large.
In 2020, Goliath said that she had received a warning about a plot to assassinate her.
A preliminary report was referred to the police, the State Security Agency and the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services.
Judge President John Hlophe was reportedly named in the initial threat analysis, but Hlophe rejected this as ‘baseless’, as his office became embroiled in a complex web of court politics.
The court also deals with high-profile criminal and gang matters.
Last year, a magistrate of the Blue Downs Regional Court, Abram Mashala, was shot and injured, and a police officer killed, at a car wash in the area.
The Cape Town legal fraternity has already been rocked by the assassination of lawyer Pete Mihalik and the attempted murder of lawyer William Booth.