Chlorine bomb thrown onto Boksburg resident’s property
A chlorine bomb, which was thrown into Patrick Mitchell’s property in Falcon Crest, Parkdene, exploded about two meters from where he was standing, on July 6.
It is unknown who threw the chlorine bomb over the boundary wall of the property, which borders on Heidelberg Road, but to Mitchell it sounded like young children.
Mitchell was busy hanging washing when “something” landed on his house’s roof before it rolled off and exploded a few meters from him.
Only after the explosion did he realise that it was a chlorine bomb.
“It was extremely loud,” he said.
Apparently the security guard at the main gate of the complex, which is approximately 300 meters away from where Mitchell lives, also heard the explosion.
“My heart was racing for about half an hour after the bomb went off,” he said.
Another chlorine bomb was reportedly thrown against the wall outside the property.
Mitchell is concerned over the possibility of children playing outside being injured, should such an incident occur again.
“A few months ago, children threw eggs at my kitchen window,” he said.
Mitchell urges the public to be on the lookout for the culprits.
