Soweto man in critical condition after being stabbed at least 30 times

24 September 2016 - 13:08 By Staff writer

Details surrounding the stabbing are unknown but the case is being investigated. A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being discovered with multiple stab wounds in Braamfischerville in Soweto early on Saturday morning.ER24 paramedics were alerted about the injured man by an off duty security officer.“Paramedics arrived on scene‚ in Braamfischerville close to Cemetery Road‚ and found the man laying in an open field. Upon assessment of the man it was found that he was in a critical condition. He had sustained at least 30 stab wounds across his body.“The man‚ believed to be in his 20s/30s‚ was treated and transported to hospital for further medical care‚” said ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing Harduth.She said details surrounding the stabbing were unknown but were being investigated.TMG Digital..

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