Johannesburg - A security guard at an upmarket Krugersdorp housing estate had to be hospitalised after he was allegedly assaulted by some of the complex’s residents.
The vicious attack was captured on CCTV.
Residents of the Featherbrooke Estate – a choice estate for well-known people such as football star Teko Modise – were shocked after learning last week that the guard had been severely beaten after investigating a noise complaint.
According to an internal bulletin at the estate, a security officer had been deployed to one of the complex’s more than 900 homes after a complaint was received at the guard house on Tuesday night.
“During the process of requesting that the resident reduce the noise, an altercation ensued and the security staff member was assaulted. After assistance from other neighbours, (he) fled from the scene to the guardhouse,” the notice read.
Estate manager Peet Coertzen said the man’s attackers – three men and two women – chased the officer to the guardhouse and continued their brutal assault.
This part of the altercation was caught on camera.
After the situation had calmed, an ambulance and paramedics were summoned and took the guard to hospital to receive treatment for his extensive injuries.
“The officer… (has) opened a case with the SAPS, who are now investigating the matter for prosecution,” the complex’s bulletin said.
It said CCTV footage of the attack and assault had been “made available to the officer and submitted as evidence to the SAPS in their investigation”.
Coertzen said the complex’s management were in total support of the guard, as they could not condone residents becoming violent with the people hired to protect them.
He added that the company responsible for the security contract, Fidelity Security, was conducting its own internal investigation into the incident.
Coertzen said other residents of the complex were appalled and sent messages of support and even monetary donations to the guard while he was in hospital.
The estate has so far declined to name and shame the residents responsible, in fear of a vigilante response from other residents that could possibly hinder the police’s investigation.
The Star sent queries to Fidelity Security with regard to the incident and the guard’s current well-being, but the company had not responded at the time of publication.
It is understood the complex will be releasing the CCTV footage of the attack this week.
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