A Chatsworth couple were assaulted and robbed by 2 suspects on the Old Tongaat Road near Verulam after they had parked in an isolated area to have lunch.
At approximately 15:31 the couple stopped a RUSA Ambulance near Todd Street in Verulam requesting medical assistance. The 50 year old male victim was bleeding profusely from a cut to his face while his 49 year old wife suffered an injury to her leg.
The couple explained that they had attended a funeral in Verulam and thereafter decided to visit family in Tongaat. While on route they stopped on the road side near a sugar cane plantation and decided to have lunch which they had carried from home.
Two suspects then approached the couple and demanded valuables from them. One suspect was armed with a firearm while his accomplice was in possession of a stick which he used to beat the 50 year old male victim. The female victim was dragged out of the vehicle and forced to hand over her valuables.
The suspects then fled the scene with the victims cellphones, cash, jewelry and lunch. The couple then drove to Verulam were they sought assistance from the passing RUSA Ambulance.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa patrolled the area in search of the suspects however they still remain at large.
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