Man threatens to stab former boss
The incident happened after the man turned up at the shop and caused trouble.
A man threatened to stab his former boss at a Centurion coffee shop on Wednesday.
Michael Vorster from Scorpion security said this happened after the man turned up at the shop on Sunday and caused trouble.
He said the manager alerted security by pushing the panic button as the man was disturbing customers.
When security officers responded, the man apparently attacked one of them with a rock.
“He was very drunk,” said Vorster.
He said the man was dealt with on Sunday, but returned on Monday. When he discovered the manager absent, he left again.
On Wednesday, when the man revisited the coffee shop. He wielded a knife and started threatening the manager.
“He told the manager he was going to follow him to beat him up”.
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Voster said the panic button was used again to alert security .
The man got more violent and threatened security officers on scene.
Voster said he then arrested the man for trespassing.
Voster said the man had worked at the establishment until eight months ago. He was let go because of altercations with fellow-workers.
He said the manager had told him that he was willing to reinstate the man.
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