DURBAN- A pensioner hitchhiking on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg was stabbed and robbed on Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.
Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports of a stabbing on the N3 near the Church Street bridge in Pietermaritzburg at about noon, Netcare 911 spokesman Nick Dollman said.
"Reports from the scene indicate that the 64-year-old man alleged that he was trying to catch a lift when he was accosted by men demanding money. The elderly man tried to defend himself but was overpowered and they stabbed and robbed him."