ER24 paramedics from Pietermaritzburg were called out to assist Hilton SAPS after a family feud ended badly with two sisters fighting. One of the sisters was stabbed in the back and sustained 5 degree burns to her back and abdomen after being thrown with boiling water over her, narrowly missing her one year old child which she was carrying at the time of the fight.
Paramedics had to put up a drip to give fluids and pain medication. She was taken to Northdale Hospital for further medical treatment. The one year child was taken for a general check up.
It is unclear what caused the sisters fight or how it progressed to such violence.
Hilton SAPS will be investigating the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24