Archive for the ‘Robbery’ Category

Man Suffers Mild Heart Attack After Shooting

A man to be in his mid fifty’s has suffered a mild heart attack after a shootout took place Westmead road in Westmead this morning. ER24 paramedics rushed to the scene to find SAPS on the scene. A suspect was lying on the floor in a pool of blood while another man was found seated [...]

Alleged Suspect Shot After Robbery

A gang of robbers allegedly made their way into a business premises on East street in Pietermaritzburg. When the business’ security guards were alerted they disturbed the robbers causing them to flee, they allegedly came away with an undisclosed sum of money. A shoot out ensued, and it is believed that one of the security [...]

Garden Worker Thrown From Balcony

A 26yr old male has sustained a serious injuries after been thrown about 6m over a balcony of a residence in Westville this afternoon. ER24 Discovery Medicopter Ground Support Unit was the first medical team to arrive on the scene. the owner of the house showed paramedics to where the man was. The patient was [...]

Man Stabbed to Death in parking lot

A man believed to be in his 30′s was stabbed to death last night in Northdale, Pietermaritzburg. Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 00:00 and found the man lying in a parking lot in Northdale. It is understood that the man was walking to his car when he was apparently robbed and stabbed. The [...]

Lady Shot in Armed Robbery

A Fifty nine-year-old lady was shot in an alleged armed robbery at her residence in Parkwood this morning. The lady was treated on scene for gunshot wounds before being transported by ER24 ambulance, with the assistance of Metro EMS, to Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital for further medical care. It is alleged that the lady was [...]

Two Men Shot – Attempted Robbery

Two men were injured in alleged attempted armed robbery, in Carbon Street, Primrose Park. Both men sustained gunshot wounds but were in a stable condition. The patients were transported to G. F. Jooste Hospital for further medical care. It is alleged that the two men were walking on their way to work when the incident [...]

Man critically injured in robbery

A man is fighting for his life in the Prince M’Shiyeni Hospital after he was shot twice in the head in a robbery at the Amanzimtoti Train Station this afternoon. It is thought that the man had been on his way to board a train and was using a pedestrian foot bridge to get to [...]

Woman dies in shootout outside Boksburg cafe

A female in her 30’s died after being shot outside a café in Boksburg this evening. It is believed that the husband and wife stopped at the café at the intersection of Rondebult and Smith streets to buy bread when unknown gunmen believed to have robbed the store fired shots and the female was fatally [...]

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 [...]

Boy (12) critically injured in botched robbery

A twelve-year-old Chatsworth boy is fighting for his life in a Durban Hospital after he was struck by a stray bullet fired in a botched robbery outside his Moorcross Road, Moorton Home, late this evening. Exactly what transpired in the lead up to the shooting is the subject of a South African Police Service Investigation. [...]