Bettie Nel, 82, Cheats Death After Bible Takes Attacker’s Bullet

MAFIKENG, SOUTH AFRICA. (THECOUNT) — An 82-year-old woman narrowly avoided death when she was shot at in her own home but the bullet lodged in her bible.

Bettie Nel woke up to loud noises in her farmhouse outside Mafikeng, north west South Africa on Saturday night.

She went downstairs to find two intruders in her house. The brave woman threw a doorstop at one of them and he fired a shot in retaliation.

Luckily, the bullet missed Ms Nel and lodged in her bible which was resting on a side table next to her bed. The intruders then ran off.

Police are hunting six suspects after firearms and mobile phones were stolen from the house, reported Netwerk24. source

Ms Nel’s daughter, 61, and her 63-year-old boyfriend were beaten in their beds with the handle of a pick axe by the attackers and left with head injuries.