Hijacking suspect assaulted by residents

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Durban - A hijacking suspect was severely injured after being assaulted by members of the public at the Palmview intersection in Phoenix on Saturday night.

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) said in a statement that they had been called out by passing motorists requesting assistance at the scene.

"Upon arrival it was established that a lone suspect armed with a large kitchen knife attempted to hijack a couple for their Ford Ranger bakkie while they were stationary at the robots."

They said that the the occupants of the bakkie had fought off the suspect and in the process the female victim was bitten on her hand.

More at: https://www.iol.co.za/mercury/hijacking-suspect-assaulted-by-residents-12720210

 

[epah]

They should have killed him with his own kitchen knife. What a waste of a mob justice

 

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https://www.facebook.com/Phoenix-Crime-Watch-283762848415207/ has more on that incident and others.

Did not even bother to report the incident I had in that spot last year. Fortunately they got nothing.