A young man was arrested earlier this week after he allegedly hit his roommate over the head with an axe, then fleeing in a vehicle and causing two accidents in Middelburg.
On Monday morning, August 14 at 09:00 Mr Jeffery Bydawell alleged that he was at home with his friend.
Bydawell then decided that he was going to go back to his study to use the computer.
He then walked into the study and noticed that there was an empty glass standing next to the computer.
Bydawell then called for his friend to come and remove the glass as he was the one that normally left crockery lying around.
His friend came into the study and took the glass and as he did so he hit Bydawell over the head with the glass.
As Bydawell tried to stand up to leave the room, his friend then ran to the door and grabbed an axe.
He then started hitting Bydawell with the axe; he was hit three times and then fell down again.
Luckily Bydawell’s brother came into the study and stopped the friend from attacking his brother.
The friend then left the room, grabbing car keys and left the house.
Bydawell who was bleeding profusely was taken to hospital by his brother; he was treated and his head was stitched up.
While Bydawell was being treated his friend was busy fleeing on the Old Middelburg Road towards Middelburg.
While the friend was fleeing he caused an accident by hitting a car that belonged to a member of the Community Policing Forum (CPF).
The chase continued deeper into Middelburg by Mhluzi where he then caused the second accident.
The Traffic Department was following the car and closing before it came to a stop near a river where he jumped out of the car.
He ran into the river and kept on screaming “shoot me, shoot me.”
The friend was arrested on scene and would appear in court on Tuesday, August 15.
Bydawell refused to comment about the incident and said that his friend still remains his friend.
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