A forty year old man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in the back by a car guard in Long Market street this afternoon.
Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the man seated on the pavement with blood pouring from his stab wound. Paramedics placed pressure bandages on the wound and had to give him fluid therapy due to the amount of blood that he had lost. He was transported to Pietermaritzburg Medic-Clinic for further medical assistances in a serious but stable condition.
It is believed the driver was dropping off Fruit and Vegetables at a mini market when he was informed that someone was stealing from his truck. When he confronted the person, the man stabbed him.
The necessary authorities were on the scene and would be investigating the incident further.
Derrick Banks
ER24