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By Shakirah Thebus 
2h ago
Cape Town – Woodstock police were at the scene of an attack by an elderly man shown in a video that is now widely circulated.
Detectives were at Gateway to Obz, where the incident reportedly took place. Video of the incident showed a disoriented man being assaulted by a younger man, identified as an 18-year-old from Ysterplaat.
The clip shows the 18-year-old with a friend recording the footage, and who can be heard saying, “Kykie, this guy is spitting in your face … are you going to leave it like that?”
Also, he asks her to do something saying, “You can’t just leave it like that.”
The old man then steps forward and says something unintelligible, when the 18-year-old hits him in the face. The old man collapses and the two then leave, ending the video.
Several unconfirmed reports claimed the man had died and was homeless. None of these have been confirmed so far.
Observatory Improvement District (OBSID) Area Manager Stoney Steenkamp said they were aware of the images but did not know any further details.
OBSID provides public safety services, cleaning and greening services, and outreach services for the homeless.
They said they had no “investigative power” in such matters and would instead report such cases to the police for further investigation.
Police spokesman FC van Wyk said: “This office is aware of the video clip circulating on social media, however this office has no record of this matter (unreported incident).”
However, he said Woodstock police were investigating the matter.
An employee of a business at the facility shared anonymously that her husband informed her of an assault he witnessed around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, while he was waiting for her in the car, just outside her workplace.
“He saw that these two guys just attacked him. I don’t know what he told them, but he told them something … and when I got there, the guy was gone. “
She said there were no police or ambulance on the scene when she got to the car.
The Western Cape Health Department has yet to respond to inquiries about the incident.
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