Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - It has come to light that the assailant used a panga when he attacked an elderly couple strolling in Challenge Drive, Plettenberg Bay yesterday.
In the CCTV footage distributed on social media, the attacker can be seen hitting the couple with something, but it is not clear with what.
But, according to a family friend’s post that was shared on Mossel Bay Advertiser’s FaceBook page, the couple’s injuries “are not as bad as they could have been” following the attack by the panga-wielding assailant.
SAPS have confirmed the incident that happened at 05:10 yesterday morning, Tuesday 14 January.
The vicious attack was caught on CCTV camera and has since gone viral on social media pages.
Captain F.C van Wyk, SAPS Western Cape media centre liaison officer, said in a statement today, Tuesday, 15 January, that Plettenberg Bay police are investigating the attack on the woman (70) and her husband (73) by an unidentified male who wanted to rob them.
Van Wyk said according to reports the couple were walking in Challenge Drive when an unidentified male attacked them trying to grab the woman’s handbag.
“In the process her arm was broken. The couple fought back and the perpetrator fled the scene. The injured victims were transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment in a private vehicle.”
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