Joburg man stabbed in the head
No arrests have been made after a man was found stabbed in the head on the corner of Church and Post Office streets in Joburg North.
Douglasdale police spokesperson Warrant Officer Balan Muthan said the man was found on the street with a stab wound in the left part of his head at about 6.10pm on Monday, Randburg Sunreported.
Neighbourhood Watch Sector 1 Douglasdale CPF and Netcare 911 were on scene to treat the patient. He has since been taken to Helen Joseph Hospital for treatment.
A case of assault with grievous bodily harm has been laid at the police station, added Muthan.
In a separate incident, a 30-year-old Zimbabwean man was allegedly attacked by a South African at a shelter in Somerset West, having been stabbed in the head and hand in April.
The complainant, Peter Mufuka, an Economic Management Sciences student at the University of South Africa (Unisa), said he was attacked while on his way to the Bellville campus.
“We can confirm that a case was opened in regards to an attack at a shelter in Somerset West where the victim was allegedly assaulted with intent to do grievous bodily harm,” said Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk.
No arrests had been made.
– Caxton News Service
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