Security guard survives hammer attack

A 32-year-old security guard had to be rushed to a clinic in Witvlei after he sustained serious injuries during a break-in over the weekend.

According to the police, four unknown men - armed with a pistol, hammer, knife and screwdriver - broke into the Witvlei Village Council office at around 01:00 on Saturday morning.

The suspects allegedly forced the guard into the cashier's office and tied him up with electrical cables.

The guard reportedly freed himself and as he attempted to escape from the building, the suspects caught him and assaulted him with a hammer to his head, face and both arms.

The suspects then pulled him into an office and started demanding the key to the safe.

In an attempt to defend himself, the guard fought back, but was stabbed in both knees with a knife and sustained serious injuries, police said.

The suspects fled with one laptop, a smartphone, two 20-kilogram bags of maize meal and two packs of canned fish.

The victim was rushed to the clinic and transferred to the Gobabis State Hospital where he was admitted. His condition is stable. No arrests have been made.