Police warn about safety on Rondebosch Common

• Published date: 25 April 2024
• Author: Staff Reporter and Wesley Ford
• Publication title: Southern Suburbs Tatler

Spokesperson Warrant Officer Lyndon Sisam says the woman was allegedly attacked while walking her dog close to the Campground Road part of Rondebosch Common

“She accidentally bumped into a male and apologised but the suspect then asked for her cellphone, and she told him she did not have it. The suspect then searched the victim and only found her car keys in her jacket pocket,” he says.

Warrant Officer Sisam says the suspect then pulled out a knife, pulled the woman toward him and then dragged her on the ground.

“The victim started to scream as loud as she could, but he threatened her with the knife to stop and pushed the knife in her mouth.”

Warrant Officer Sisam says the woman sustained lacerations to her tongue, right hand, and the back of her head and was taken to hospital after the suspect fled. The woman is still recovering in the hospital.

The suspect is still at large and was described as slim-built, not very tall and as having a black beard.

Chairperson of the Friends of Rondebosch Common, Tim Jobson described the incident as unfortunate and said there had been a few muggings on Rondebosch Common in the past few months.

“We would like to urge metro police and the (SAPS) to improve their visibility around the Rondebosch Common,” he says.

Mr Jobson also urged all users of Rondebosch Common to be more observant of their surroundings. “People that are walking with headphones should not isolate themselves when walking on the Rondebosch Common,” he says.

Warrant Officer Sisam confirms that there were two mugging incidents in the Rondebosch Common area in January that took place on the corner of Sawkins Road and Park...