PLETTENBERG BAY NEWSFLASH - A young woman was lucky to escape unscathed after a panga-wielding man attempted to rob her while out jogging on 17 January.
Cooperation between various members of the Plettenberg Bay Crime Prevention Association (PBCPA) also led to the suspect’s arrest following the incident.
PBCPA operations head Otto Olivier said the young victim, an exchange student, had gone for a run from the African Array Lodge in Ladywood at dusk when a man armed with a panga suddenly appeared from nearby bushes.
“He threatened the woman and demanded money. She told him that he could have whatever he wanted, but that she did not have money.
"She offered him her cellphone, but he was not interested in it,” Olivier said.
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