A woman who was walking between two supermarkets was attacked and raped in a bush, in Verulam KwaZulu Natal on Wednesday.
According to Reaction Unit South Africa an estate agent who stopped at a bushy property with a potential buyer for the vacant land.
The agent then informed officers that a woman exited the property and ran toward his vehicle.
The woman then informed the estate agent that a male had just dragged her into the bush and raped her.
RUSA said she told officers that a man had produced a large knife and held it to her neck whilst she was walking towards the Verulam CBD from a supermarket in Waterloo.
"The suspect then dragged her into the bush an raped her. He fled when the estate agent arrived at the property."
"R60 in cash and a phone was taken, the suspect was described as tall, slender in built, and wore a brown shirt, black short pants and black shoes," RUSA said.
Paramedics were called to the scene to attend to the woman.
