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And the Oscar goes to... The annual Milly’s Awards were held recently at the Milnerton Playhouse where several hardworking artists each received an award for productions staged at the theatre last year. The theme for this year’s awards ceremony was “Hearts and Dia monds”. The ceremony took place on Saturday 3 February. Full story on page 3.
TABLE VIEW: MOTORIST NARROWLY ESCAPES HIJACKING WITH HELP OF FIREFIGHTERS
‘Hijacker’ behind bars
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Table View motorist had a narrow escape recently when an attacker attempted to hijack his vehicle while he was parked near an intersection. The attack occurred this past Sunday, 4 February, shortly after 22:00, police say. According to police spokesperson, Captain Adriana Chandler, the motorist was at the corner of West Coast Road (R27) and Porterfield Road when he came under attack.
“An unknown man knocked on the passenger side window and the driver asked him what was wrong. The man walked to the driver’s side of the vehicle, took out a knife and attempted to stab the owner of the vehicle through the open window,” Chandler explains. She says the victim then opened his door and pushed it against the suspect. “The suspect continued stabbing towards the victim, who eventually managed to exit the vehicle.” Police say a struggle ensued and that the
suspect jumped into the vehicle. An off-duty fire and rescue official, his cousin who’s also a firefighter and their friend, who were across the road, came to the motorist’s aid. “They saw the altercation and ran towards the scene to assist.” Chandler says the firemen managed to get hold of the suspect and confiscated the knife. Firefighter Cecil Brussel, who is based at the Hermanus Fire and Rescue Station, says him and his friends were opposite the road in their civilian vehicle when they saw the
commotion. “We were on our way to drop off a friend of mine, but as we approached the set of traffic lights we saw an altercation between the driver of a bakkie and another person in the middle of the road. We saw them struggling and we could hear the victim scream for help. “The suspect jumped out of the vehicle as we approached the vehicle. We asked the driver whether he was okay, and he said yes, he is fine, but that he does not have his keys. V To page 2.