CAPE Town security guard Athenkosi Komanisi, who works at a mall in Grassy Park, is nursing his wounds after a rude customer attacked him last Wednesday, 11 January.
He said the customer also pointed a gun at him.
He told Daily Sun he was doing his work of maintaining order at the mall and didn’t know he would end up in hospital.
Komanisi said a customer driving a bakkie stopped at a drop-and-go designated area.
He approached him and told him he wasn’t allowed to park at the spot.
Komanisi said the man only moved forward a little.
“When I insisted that he move away from the place, he threw a walking stick at me through the window and it hit me on the chest. I picked up the walking stick and he jumped out of the car and grabbed it back from my hands,” said the security guard.
In a CCTV video seen by the SunTeam, a woman who was travelling with the man jumped out of the car and tried to restrain him.
The driver kept advancing towards Athenkosi who then pepper-sprayed him.
After he was pepper-sprayed, the man became more aggressive and hit Athenkosi on the head with his walking stick.
“I was injured and had to go to hospital because a person didn’t want to listen to what I was saying,” he said.
Komanisi opened an assault case and wants the suspect to answer in court for what he did.
Police spokesman Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed the incident.
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“The incident occurred on Wednesday, 11 January, at a nearby shopping complex. According to reports, the suspect stopped in the parking area and got off his vehicle, after which he assaulted the complainant. Grassy Park police are investigating a case of common assault. The motive for the attack is a possible argument. The suspect is yet to be arrested,” said Swartbooi.
