Archive for the ‘Crime’ Category

Man treated for suspected stabbing in Bryanston

[Bryanston 05 November 2011 11:00] The Advanced Life Support paramedic who is on duty for the Johannesburg Northern Regions was driving near the intersection of Main and Bruton in Bryanston this morning when he was approached by a man, asking whether he would be able to treat a patient that had been stabbed. The paramedic [...]

World Wildlife Fund reveals SA rhino poaching is at record high

The number of rhino poached in South Africa has reached a record high, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Thursday. “Statistics from SA National Parks show that 341 animals have been lost to poaching so far in 2011, compared to a record total of 333 last year,” the fund said in a statement. Three [...]

2 White rhino poached in Sandveld nature reserve near Bloemhof

Two white rhino were illegally shot and their horns removed in a Free State reserve, provincial environmental spokesperson Kgotso Tau said on Wednesday. The carcasses of an adult pregnant cow and another younger cow were found at the Sandveld nature reserve near Bloemhof on Monday morning. Tau said it seemed the rhino were killed on [...]

Man Injured During Robbery in Vereeniging

A man believed to be thirty five years old had a narrow escape with death after walking into a Factory on Spence Street in the Duncanville Industrial area of Vereeniging while the factory was allegedly being robbed. The man may have interrupted the suspects while he was entering the factory. He sustained a wound to [...]

Meyerton man stabbed multiple times

A man in his 30′s is in a critical condition after allegedly being stabbed multiple times while he was at a residence on a plot in Buyscelia. The man was found lying in the grass outside of the house with his two friend standing over him with growing concern at his condition. The local police [...]

‘Thief” Killed as he runs aways

A man broke down on the N3 highway near the Spaghetti Junction off ramp in the direction of Durban after he allegedly ran out of petrol. The man in his 40′s was then waiting for assistance at the side of the road when an unknown man approached him and allegedly tried to rob him. The [...]

New Born Baby Found In Packet

A new born baby was found on a trail alongside a railway line in Hillcrest near Stonewall Road this morning. Two gentlemen walking along the trail found a packet in the middle of the path and noticed the new born. They quickly alerted the police, who notified ER24 and VEMA. Paramedics had to walk about [...]

Newborn found on rubbish dump

A startling discovery was made this evening when a newly born baby was found wrapped in a plastic packet on a pile of rubbish in Boom road, Pietermaritzburg. A group of children were playing a few meters away from the rubbish dump when they noticed weeping sounds coming from the rubbish. Upon investigating the origins [...]

Doctor and Girlfriend in Serious Condition After Alleged Shooting

An intern doctor and his girlfriend are both in a serious condition after been shot outside a residence in the Morningside area Saturday afternoon. ER24 paramedics from Durban rushed to the scene and found both patients lying on a drive way outside a house. The two patients who were both in a serious condition were [...]

Teenager and Domestic Worker In Serious Condition after Assault in Howick

A teenager and a domestic worker are both in a serious condition after allegedly being assaulted at a residence in Howick this afternoon. Just after twelve o’clock this afternoon ER24 paramedics rushed out to a call at a residence in the Howick West area where two people had allegedly been assaulted. When they arrived on [...]