3 Suspects Arrested for Stabbing Father and Son at Beach, SA Horrified: “Go to Durban at Your Own Risk”

3 Suspects Arrested for Stabbing Father and Son at Beach, SA Horrified: “Go to Durban at Your Own Risk”

  • The KwaZulu Natal police have arrested three suspects for stabbing a father and son at a beach in Durban
  • The father was trying to defend his son from the attackers and ended up getting wounded for his efforts
  • His son unfortunately passed away on the scene from the deadly stab wounds before assistance could arrive

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3 Suspects arrested for stabbing father and son in Durban
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DURBAN - The police have arrested three suspects believed to have stabbed a father and his son at Durban South Beach.

The 21-year-old son was killed, and the 46-year-old father was injured during the incident on Saturday afternoon.

The KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshounda told TimesLIVE that the deceased told his father that he was assaulted by multiple men. The father and the deceased then approached the group of men, which led to a physical confrontation.

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The three suspects allegedly took out their knives and stabbed the father and his son.

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Netshounda said the son was declared dead at the scene and the father was rushed to the hospital to treat his multiple stab wounds.

The three suspects were arrested at the beach.

A few comments from South Africans below:

Seiso Othoane said:

"Go to Durban at your own risk. If it ain't E-coli you get shot."

Ismail Ahmed stated:

"Well as things stand, Durban is no longer a safe and enjoyable holiday destination. Thanks to the ANC criminal enterprise."

Nhlanhla Mthembu wrote:

"It seems as if SA is not ready to host tourists anymore. Look, a few months back, thugs killed an innocent tourist in Kruger National Park. SA is not a safe place."

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Bingza Cibi mentioned:

"We are living in a world of dangerous wild animals everywhere you go, we must carry a weapon."

Nthabiseng Leonorah said:

"Mara Durban beaches are full of nyaopes shame, it's not even new."

Abram Manzi suggested:

"Bring back the death sentence, the time for debating and reasoning is over now."

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za