Pretoria, South Africa – Visitors to the Pretoria zoo are worried about their safety after a family was attacked at knifepoint. The family visited the zoo in Boom Street, next to the busy taxi rank, on Sunday.
They were attacked and robbed at knifepoint after visiting the zoo, according to complainant Karen Lusse on consumer website Hello-Peter. She wrote that when her family arrived at the zoo, the parking was full and they were directed to a parking spot by informal car guards.
After leaving the zoo, they were accosted by five men at knifepoint, who stole their belongings.
Zoo spokesman Craig Allenby confirmed the incident but said robberies were not common at the zoo. “We have sufficient parking. If it is full we have an agreement with the departments of Education and Health to use their parking bays.”
Allenby said the zoo was in constant communication with the Tshwane Metro Police to try to improve safety around the zoo…
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