A thirty seven year old security guard is in a serious condition after been attacked by a suspect at the corners of Boshoff and Pietermaritz street in Pietermaritzburg busy CBD region this afternoon.
ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found the security guard seated on the pavement surrounded by a pool of blood by his feet. The patient had sustained serious stab wounds to both of his arms. Paramedics covered the wounds to help stop the bleeding. The patient had to have fluid replacement therapy to help with the blood loss. He was transported to Northdale Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The patient was seated by the entrance to the underground taxi rank, when an argument broke out and the guard was stabbed by means of a broken glass bottle. The suspect ran away.
Derrick Banks
ER24