Archive for the ‘Assault’ Category

Farm Attack in Potchefstroom

ER24 paramedics, accompanied by members of the SAPS, entered a farming premises in Potchefstroom where a man had allegedly been shot. On arrival, they found a 46 year old male patient with multiple wounds on the right hand side of his back. The patient explained that he had been shot through the window of his [...]

Glen Anil man seriously injured in home stabbing

A Glen Anil man was seriously injured in an attack at his Highdale Road home last night. While South African Police Service detectives are still investigating what transpired, it is alleged that the man had been at home with his family when five men entered the house. They demanded valuables and cash and a scuffle [...]

Elderly couple attacked in Brakpan

Two elderly people were attacked in their home in Brakpan in the early hours of this morning. Details of the incident will be investigated by the police. Netcare 911 paramedics arrived on scene to find a male in his late 70’s severely injured and laying on the floor of their house. His wife also in [...]

Man shot on small holding

A man is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound on a small holding in the Boschkop area of Pretoria late last night at around 23h00. It is purported that the man heard a noise downstairs in the kitchen area. When he went to investigate the perpetrators shot and wounded him. The man [...]

CIT guard critically injured in KwaDukuza shooting

A cash-in-transit security guard is fighting for his life in the Netcare Umhlanga Hospital after he was shot in the face and chest while leaving a retail store in King Shaka Street, KwaDukuza, earlier today. It is thought that the man exited the shop when he was confronted by four men. A scuffle ensued and [...]

Man fighting for life after brawl and truck smash

A man is fighting for his life in the King Edward VIII hospital after he was hit by a truck on Langeberg Road in Maydon Wharf this afternoon. It is thought that a brawl between two men and a security guard preceded the critically injured man being thrown beneath the articulated trucks wheels. It is [...]