Two young women studying at Rhodes University were stabbed near a Kenton-on-Sea beach last weekend after a mugging attempt.
According to police, the two students were walking towards Shelley Beach on Saturday when they were approached by a man who accosted them and demanded their valuables.
Two young women studying at Rhodes University were stabbed near a Kenton-on-Sea beach last weekend after a mugging attempt.
According to police, the two students were walking towards Shelley Beach on Saturday when they were approached by a man who accosted them and demanded their valuables.
Provincial police spokesperson Sergeant Thandikhaya Khiva told italGrocott's Mail/ital this week that one of the women had handed over her cash while her friend had refused to give the man her phone.
A fight between the robber and the two students began when they refused to hand over all their valuables. The two students attempted to overpower the robber but were unsuccessful. The man stabbed the one woman in the arm while the other sustained injuries to her upper body. He then stole their money, cell phones and jewellery worth approximately R1 800.
A case of robbery has been opened but no arrests have been made.
SAPS statistics show that within recent years robbery with aggravating circumstances in the Kenton-on-Sea region has been influx:
