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Bonza Bay waterfront thugs on the prowl Sign in Register Sign in Register News Business City Opinion School News State Capture Politics Videos Lifestyle Arts Festival Daily Life Dispatch Adventure Entertainment Motoring Sport Boxing Mecca Local Heroes Classifieds City Bonza Bay waterfront thugs on the prowl By Tyler Riddin - 26 September 2018 Bonza Bay waterfront was the scene of what is believed to be the second violent mugging Image: File/ Sibongile Ngalwa Bonza Bay waterfront was the scene of what is believed to be the second violent mugging in just under a week when a knife-wielding attacker confronted a waterfront walker on Tuesday morning, making off with his valuables. Ruben Pohlmann, a resident who lives nearby, said he witnessed the produce of Tuesday’s attack, saying the victim personal to have been walking on the waterfront between Blue Bend and Bonza Bay when he was stabbed in both his arms. “He had bandages virtually his stovepipe but you could still see thoroughbred coming from underneath,” said Pohlmann, who described the victim as a 50-year-old man. He said there were at least four police officers on the scene at the time. “Police said he should go to Frere [hospital] surpassing going to the police station.” East London police spokeswoman Hazel Mqala said the victim had yet to unshut a case. He was not identified.   “I’m 71. I don’t finger unscratched anymore,” Pohlmann said. He widow that he had heard of four attacks on that stretch of beach, and had been told that the attackers used the nearby bushes as cover. Andrew Mager, the father of a 16-year-old girl who was mugged at knife-point on the same stretch of waterfront on Thursday, told the Dispatch that while his daughter was uninjured she was emotionally shaken. Mager said his daughter had been running withal the waterfront at 4.30pm and was halfway between Blue Bend and Bonza Bay when she passed two youths sitting on a rock. As she passed, they moved towards her and held a pocketknife to her stomach, taxing that she hand over her phone and earphones. He said his daughter had described the two muggers, one in his late 20s and the other, who was only well-nigh 12 or 13.   Marion Mackley, Bonza Bay’s ward councillor, said the trend was “really worrying”. “Visible policing is the only way to let criminals know they are stuff watched,” she said. Beacon Bay Community Patrol Association (CPA) deputy patrol co-ordinator Anthony Verwey said he was enlightened of the recent attacks on the waterfront between Bonza Bay and Blue Bend, noting that in the past attacks in the zone were increasingly likely to occur towards German Bay. Verwey said that while the CPA did have a waterfront patrol unit, they could not monitor the waterfront at all times due to a limited number of volunteers. He felt the increasingly volunteers there were, the increasingly patrols they could do and this would alimony treason levels down. “We need to do an operation on the western side of the waterfront to see what is going on there,” he said subtracting that a trammels needed to be carried out to see if people were living in the dunes. Verwey said walking vacated would make one a target and well-considered people to walk in groups and siphon a self-defence item like pepper spray. Please sign in or register to comment. REGISTER SIGN IN Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Trending Now #StateCaptureInquiry | Nene: Zuma fired me considering I ... News WATCH LIVE | State Capture Inquiry - Day 17: Finance ... News Thousands expected to shepherd coronation of King Ndamase ... News WiFi hot spots a hunting ground for criminals News Nearly R2bn in irregular spending by Sassa News Latest Videos State Capture Inquiry - Day 17: Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene testifies Eastern Cape weather X Sections News Politics Videos Lifestyle Sport Local Heroes Classifieds Policy Info Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Comments Policy FAQs Get In TouchWell-nighUs Contact Us Advertise Newsletters Our Network TimesLIVE Sunday Times BusinessLIVE Business Day Financial Mail Rand Daily Mail HeraldLIVE DispatchLIVE Wanted Online SA Home Owner Business Media MAGS DispatchLIVE © 2018 Tiso Blackstar Group (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes visa of our terms & conditions and privacy policy.