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Foreign shop owner targeted in alleged xenophobic attack

“I asked them to leave the shop, but they grabbed my left hand, pushed me to the floor and began attacking me,” he said.

Three men allegedly assaulted a foreign shop owner in Sakhile on 5 March.

Apparently they entered the shop, pretending to buy items.

When the owner gave them what they ordered and demanded money, they allegedly used vulgar language.

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“I asked them to leave the shop, but they grabbed my left hand, pushed me to the floor and began attacking me,” he said.

According to him, they said he must return to his native country, or they will be back.

The complainant opened a case of assault with the Sakhile Police.

The three suspects were apprehended, taken into custody and appeared in the Standerton Magistrate’s Court the past week.

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Wayne van der Walt

Wayne van der Walt, with around 15 years in the media industry, is editor of Highvelder Newspaper. His accolades include Frewin Awards for Newspaper of the Year and Front Page of the Year, and FCJ Photographer of the Year, among other honours.

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