Cyclist’s attackers still at large
Any information that could lead to the perpetrators being arrested can be passed on to the Krugersdorp Police Station on 011 951 1152 or 10111.
Police in Krugersdorp has not managed to arrest the perpetrators involved in the brazen attack of a cyclist in Kromdraai on 11 August.
Krugersdorp Police spokesperson Sergeant Tshepiso Mashele told Northsider that they have not managed to pounce on the suspects. “No arrests have been made so far but the case is being investigated at the station,” she assured.
The cyclist was airlifted to hospital after being shot several times by robbers.
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According to Jon-Jon Pietersen, the Good Samaritan who was praised for saving the cyclist’s life, he and a friend were driving in the area when they heard the wounded and robbed cyclist crying for help.
“I was driving with my friend Eleonora Del Grosso looking for new hiking spots. We turned off towards Kromdraai and a kilometre down the road I heard someone cry out ‘help me’.
I looked out the window and saw a cyclist lying on the ground bleeding out. He had been robbed,” he said in a Facebook post.
“They had shot him twice in the leg and in the back,” he added.
The current condition of the cyclist is still unknown at this stage.
While many cyclists fear for their lives when going about their activities. Tsphepiso cautioned the cycling community to avoid cycling alone especially in isolated areas.
Any information that can lead to perpetrators being arrested can contact Krugersdorp Police Station on 011 951 1152 or 10111.
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