Three young white shoppers, Daniel, Nadine and Koch, first were verbally abused with racist curses by black shoppers - and then badly assaulted at Boksburg North mall
--- 3 March 2014 report in Boksburg Advertiser: Daniel * (26) and Nadine * (28) were done with their shopping when the attack occurred inside the mall.
An altercation between the victims and another co-shopper started at a pay point queue at a Galleria store.
Daniel and Nadine claim they were first verbally abused, which was allegedly racial in nature. They then decided to defuse the situation by leaving the store.
“The next moment we were physically attacked by a group of people,” said the shoppers.
Nadine sustained a minor concussion while her forehead was split open which required six stitches. She also suffered a swollen eye and bruises all over her body.
Koch sustained a minor concussion while her forehead was split open.
Daniel suffered fractured ribs, a swollen head and bruises over his body.
A criminal case has been opened at the Boksburg North SAPS.
The East Rand Galleria manager, Lee-Anne van der Nest, refrained to comment on the incident.
* Aliases http://boksburgadvertiser.co.za/224188/shoppers-injured-in-alleged-racist-attack/
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This not the first time that whites have been racially abused and attacked in Boksburg.
(see page grabs and use this site's search engine for 'Boksburg' for more details).
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