Motorcyclist Attacked After Experiencing Mechanical Failure: R102 Phoenix – KZN

A 44-year-old motorcyclist was injured after he was assaulted during a robbery on the northbound lane of the R102 at the Phoenix – KZN intersection this afternoon (Friday).

A passerby contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) at 16:32 after he witnessed the attack and robbery. Available Reaction Officers were dispatched to the location and on arrival met with the victim. He explained that he was travelling to his residence in Tongaat – KZN when his Gomoto motorcycle experienced mechanical failure. He was in the process of inspecting the bike when two unknown males approached him and produced firearms.

They grabbed his backpack containing his Huawei P30 cellphone and wallet. The victim attempted to fight off the robbers when he was assaulted on his arm with the butt of a firearm. A shot was fired during the altercation. The man was recovering from injuries he sustained in a hijacking where he was shot in the face during the latter part of 2021.

Reaction Officers launched an…


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