A horrifying incident unfolded in Pretoria when a 21-year-old young man lost his life in a brutal altercation outside a local pub on Saturday morning.

The victim, Celvin Seaborne, was fatally assaulted while attempting to intervene in the brawl.

According to Hercules police spokesperson Johan van Dyk, the incident occurred around 04:50 at a BP filling station where Seaborne was accompanied by his girlfriend. As the night took a grim turn, a fight erupted on the streets nearby.

In a heroic but ultimately tragic act, Seaborne rushed towards the altercation to defuse the situation. However, he soon became the target of the assailant’s violence.

The attacker’s blows left Seaborne incapacitated, and despite the paramedics’ prompt arrival, they were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect responsible for Seaborne’s death has been apprehended and is currently facing legal charges.

An investigation is ongoing, and according to Van Dyk, law enforcement authorities are in possession of several eyewitness accounts and video footage of the incident, which will be crucial in determining the sequence of events.

The Langarm Pub, the venue in Mountain View where Seaborne and his friends had spent the evening, declined to comment on the incident at this time.

Lizell Herbst, a family friend of Seaborne, shared her account of the tragic events. She revealed that the group of friends had been at the pub in Bergsig on Friday evening.

“When they left later, Celvin and his girlfriend saw a violent fight across the road at the BP petrol station. He and his girlfriend walked towards it because their car was parked there. Celvin saw that one of his acquaintances was involved and stepped in to stop the fight.”

Herbst adds that during this intervention, Seaborne was struck by one of the individuals involved. Although initial reports suggested he was hit with a brick, this detail remains unverified at this stage.

“The paramedics arrived and tried to resuscitate him with a defibrillator, but were unsuccessful. They pronounced him dead at the scene,” Herbst says.

Seaborne’s untimely demise has left his family and loved ones devastated. His mother expressed her profound grief on Facebook, writing: “Celvin Seaborne, how am I doing today son? How must I go and say goodbye to you for the last time? How do I have your ID stamped ‘deceased’? No man, this is not right.”

As the community grapples with this tragic loss, the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Seaborne’s death continues, and calls for justice for the young man mounts.