Mob of 100-strong allegedly attack police at Shaka’s Head over request to “turn down the music”
Police retreated when angry celebrators started throwing glass bottles at them and attacking police with stones, sticks and knives.
A request to turn the music down turned ugly in Shaka’s Head early this morning when a crowd of party-goers turned on police, attacking them with stones, sticks and knives.
Shortly after 4am, SAPS officers were on patrol when they heard excessively loud music and partying coming from a post-wedding celebration still in full swing.
The police approached the owner of the property and asked him to turn the music down, which he allegedly agreed to.
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The revelers did not take the decision well it appears because they quickly became an angry mob and the police had to take cover.
The angry celebrators allegedly began throwing glass bottles, bricks, stones, sticks and knives.
A vehicle left at the scene was heavily vandalised.
Police fired warning shots when the crowd turned violent.
Reinforcements arrived and the police arrested seven people.
It is alleged that the party-goers were under the influence of alcohol as well as drugs.
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