Pietermaritzburg ( Central ) CNR of Berg and Retief Street at 14h45 on the 31 August 09

A 55yr old woman has been stabbed this afternoon by an apparent deranged man at the corners of Berg andRetief street in Pitermaritzburg. When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene, they found the woman seated on the side of the road with a single stab wound to her body.

ER24 were able to stabilise the patient and were about to leave when the patient refused further treatment and opted to rather consult her traditional healer. Paramedics pleaded with the patient to go too hospital for further treatment as they were not sure if the stabbing had damaged any vital organs. Patient refused any further treament from the paramedics and left the scene to find her traditional healer.

it is believed that the suspect, who may have been mentally ill, ran up to the woman who was walking with her friend and stabbed her once before running away.

SAPS are at present still looking for the suspect