An off-duty City of Cape Town traffic officer was assaulted and robbed in the early hours of this morning (19 September).
Authorities were first alerted to his assault when his vehicle was discovered abandoned along Baden Powell Drive near Eisleben Road, in Mitchell’s Plain.
According to City Traffic Services spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout a patrolling officer came across the vehicle just before 06:30. The car was empty, but bloodstains were visible inside and the ignition key had been broken off.
The discovery triggered an immediate response. The South African Police Service, the City’s Safety and Security Investigative Unit and Information Management Service (SSIU and SSIMS), were notified. An aerial search was launched over the area, while the police’s K9 and search and rescue teams conducted a ground sweep.
Police responds
Provincial media liaison officer Capt Frederik van Wyk said a 30-year-old man approached officers at the scene and said he was the owner of the vehicle a short while later.
He had been assaulted and robbed and was injured. The man, who is an off-duty traffic officer, has since received medical attention.
Police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident, said Van Wyk.
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