GREENWOOD Park SAPS are investigating a case of murder. This comes after a a brutal assault on Friday evening on Riverside Road. According to ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak the assault took place near the bird park.
“The 21-year-old woman sustained serious injuries when she and her boyfriend were assaulted near the Umgeni Bird Park. It is understood that they were walking along Riverside Road when a taxi pulled up next to them.
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“An unknown amount of men assaulted them. Paramedics from ER24 arrived on the scene and found the man with fatal injuries. He was declared dead on scene. The woman was treated for multiple injuries. She was later rushed to a nearby hospital,” he said.
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Reports suggested the suspects were trying to gang-rape the woman.
Constable Zenzele Chonco, spokesman for the Greenwood Park SAPS, confirmed a murder case had been opened.
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