A 35-year-old Parkgate – KZN resident was hit multiple times with a white Toyota Corolla in an unprovoked attack in Everest Heights – KZN this afternoon.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received the call for assistance at 16:07 (24/12/2024) after residents on Himalaya Drive reported that a male driving a Toyota Corolla was attempting to kill a man by repeatedly knocking him down.
Reaction Officers & Paramedics got to the scene and found the injured man on the pavement.
A resident in the area reported that the man had been visiting them when the nieghbour accused him of being a vagrant and sleeping in the area.
The victim explained that he was not homeless and was visiting a friend and his mother in the area. He suffered a broken leg and bodily injuries.
The suspect fled the scene prior to arrival of First Responders. It was established that the male suspect had previously been arrested by Reaction Officers in the same area after he tied an On Duty Ethekweni Municipal worker to a tree.
Reaction Officers are searching for the suspect.
