A 76-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint by two suspects at the R102 and Jabu Ngcobo Drive intersection in Verulam – KZN.
A member of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) was on patrol in the area when he was flagged down by the elderly male. The victim explained that he was walking from his Mountview residence to the Verulam CBD – KZN to purchase groceries when the two knife wielding suspects accosted him.
They robbed him of his wallet containing R300 in cash, ATM cards and R600 in shopping vouchers. They thereafter fled on the southbound lane of the R102 and into the Verulam Bus Rank. The elderly male sustained minor injuries while attempting to fend off his attackers.
Reaction Officers conducted an extensive search for the suspects, but no arrests were made.