THE GRANNY WHO TOOK A BULLET
‘WHEN I REALISED I WAS SHOT, I WENT TO SIT ON MY CHAIR. I DIDN’T FREAK OUT AND I DIDN’T UTTER A WORD’
SHE’S the resident granny in her community, adored by everyone. Ask her to make a cake and she’ll reach for the eggs and flour. Need her for help, and she’s there in a jiffy.
But Avril Lindeboom’s selflessness reached a whole new level recently when she courageously threw herself in harm’s way to save the life of a pregnant woman.
One recent Sunday, the 64-year-old grandmother of six from Bonteheuwel in Cape Town was chatting to her neighbour, Prudentia Amos (34), who’s eight months pregnant.
Suddenly they
