A 42-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was hacked on his head during a robbery on Metcalf Road in Gandhi’s Hill, Tongaat.
The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Center received a call from a passerby after the man was discovered in a pool of blood. On arrival, Reaction Officers found that the male was hacked on his head.
The injured man’s brother arrived on the scene and informed Officers that his sibling performed odd jobs in the Tongaat area. After speaking to the victim, it was established that he was robbed of his shoes by three men who hacked him before fleeing in an unknown direction.
The Newtown, Tongaat resident was stabilized on scene by Medics from the Provincial Ambulance Service before being transported to hospital in a critical condition.