Two nurses working at Chuene Clinic near Polokwane were reportedly abducted and assaulted by an unknown assailant in the early hours of Friday, January 10, sparking a police investigation into the attack.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba stated that the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m., when the suspect gained access to the clinic through the guardroom, where three security guards were stationed.
The assailant allegedly bound two of the guards and forced the female guard to accompany him into the clinic. Inside, he encountered the two nurses, aged 47 and 28, stole their cellphones, and then took them to a nearby bush, leaving the female guard behind.
Mashaba added, “He instructed them to undress, sexually assaulted them, and fled the scene. The nurses managed to walk back to the clinic and were later transferred to a hospital for treatment.”
Limpopo police commissioner, Lt-Gen Thembi Hadebe, has condemned the attack, directing a dedicated team to expedite the investigation and ensure the swift capture of the perpetrator.
