KZN rugby supporter stabbed with scissors
A 23-year-old man escaped serious injury after he was reportedly stabbed in the leg by unknown suspects using a pair of scissors while on his way to watch a rugby match in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal.
It is alleged the victim was walking with his brother towards the Empangeni Rugby Football Club at about 9pm on Friday when they were accosted by three armed men, Zululand Observer reported.
According to an anonymous eyewitness, the suspects allegedly demanded their wallets, cellphones and watches.
“After refusing to hand over the items, one suspect stabbed the victim in the leg with a broken pair of scissors, then grabbed the items and ran off,” said the eyewitness.
The injured man, with the scissor blade still lodged in his thigh, managed to get to Mick Kelly Park, where a rugby match was in progress. He received medical attention from the field-side paramedics before one of the spectators took him to the Life Empangeni Garden Clinic for further treatment.
In a separate incident, a 19-year-old pupil from a Midrand school was arrested in Ivory Park after he allegedly stabbed and killed another pupil, 18, with a pair of scissors in May.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Neldah Sekgobela said: “Police received a complaint from the school principal, and on arrival they found the paramedics already at the scene, who declared the victim dead.”
It is alleged the two had an argument, and the suspect took out a pair of scissors, which he was using to cut out pictures, and stabbed the victim once in the middle of his body. Both pupils were in Grade 12.
– Caxton News Service
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