Professor WA Richter, Steynsrust, Somerset West
Considering the escalation of crime in the Western Cape it guess it had to happen some time. For years - almost 40 - I have given change and some foodstuffs to people coming to my front door.
On Thursday June 30, I was probably careless in not locking the door while going upstairs momentarily. A young man came up to the kitchen and attacked me.
As a result I spent several days in hospital having reconstructive surgery in one eye because of the blows on it. The young man was so-called coloured, probably in his 20’s and about 5 ft 9 inches (1.75m) tall.
I lost a laptop and a cellphone. He had been to the house before usually asking for money to return to Macassar. In addition quite a sum of money was stolen from my one bank account before I could block anything.
A person like this should be removed from the community as he is willing to attack elderly people with a view to theft. As Thursday June 30, was school holidays, he could be jobless or even be a school pupil.
I therefore offer a reward of R 2000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person. Contact me at, warichter5@gmail.com or call 072 847 4983.