Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after an unknown man was stabbed and set alight in Bishop Lavis. A 32-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was assaulted, stabbed multiple times, set alight and dumped during the early hours of Monday morning in Bishop Lavis. The victimsustained three stab wounds, one above his left eye, in the back of his neck and on the left side of his neck and was also burned in both his upper arms, his stomach and back.
The unidentified man was found around 5am in Jessica Street by a passer-by who was able to extinguish the fire. The good Samaritan, who wants to protect his identity, said he is a chauffeur and was on his way home in Bishop Lavis from Cape Town International Airport when he saw what he thought were old clothes burning but soon realised that it was a man on fire. The man explained: “I was first on the scene after dropping people off at the airport, when I saw clothes burning.
“I did not know it was a person burning but as I got close I saw this guy was moving. I got out of my vehicle and extinguished the fire with sand because there was nobody who was outside to assist with water.
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