Port Elizabeth police in the Eastern Cape are investigating a number of cases of business robbery, one incident so violent that victims were stabbed in the head and back.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Alwin Labans said a spaza shop at Boesak Grounds in Missionvale was robbed by four armed suspects on Wednesday. Labans said it was alleged that the owner and his assistant were in the shop when four males entered the shop. He said one suspect was armed with a firearm while the others had knives: “They ordered them to lay down and demanded money from them. They took cash from the till and two cellphones.”
Labans said the victims were also assaulted and taken to hospital for stab wounds to the back and head.Meanwhile, in Humewood, it was alleged that a 22-year-old complainant was inside the Southender Pub when an armed suspect entered the premises on Wednesday night.Upon investigation, the suspect gained entry and pointed a firearm at the young man. Labans said the suspect demanded cash and was handed a money bag from the till.
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