Farmer admits unleashing rifle on thief

By Gus McCubbing
Updated October 6 2021 - 1:27pm, first published 1:24pm
A 71-year-old Victorian hobby farmer has admitted twice shooting a would-be thief.
A 71-year-old Victorian hobby farmer has admitted twice shooting a would-be thief.

When Abdul Elraoui heard a stranger rummaging around his Victorian hobby farm he immediately grabbed his unregistered semi-automatic rifle.

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