SA Outraged by Bystanders During Hijacking Attempt at Petrol Station in Cape Town

• South Africans were outraged to see how freely criminals were able to move around in a public area after watching a leaked video of a crime against a woman
• A group of men were caught on camera trying to hijack and rob a lady who had been travelling alone at a petrol station in Cape Town
• The footage showed bystanders ignoring the incident while the lady was left to fight off the criminals by herself

Social media users were hit by reality after watching leaked footage of an attempted hijacking in Retreat, Cape Town.

A woman was neglected by bystanders while she fought off a group of men who targeted her and her car. Petrol attendants and other people went on about their lives while criminals tried their best to execute their plan.

A man on TikTok, Roland Pick, expressed his disappointment in the people who chose not to help the lady in distress:

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“If you witnessed this last night at the garage in Retreat, please tell why you did not try to help the lady.”

SA outraged by bystanders’ behaviour during hijacking attempt

Last Friday, three men targeted a woman travelling alone at a petrol station in Retreat, Cape Town. The criminals got into the car and attacked the lady.

Bystanders, including petrol attendants and customers, pretended not to see anything while the woman fought off the perpetrators. The men lost the battle to take the car and took some of the lady’s belongings.

She did not let them get away with a fight and managed to get one of her bags after chasing after the robbers. The woman went back into her car, but still, nobody went to check if she was okay.

The petrol attendants kept roaming the scene without offering their help. The people of Mzansi were very disappointed by the people who witnessed the incident and chose not to act.

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Watch the TikTok video below:

SA expresses disappointment in bystanders after hijacking attempt

Social media users were not pleased by the footage that leaked four days ago:

@xx_elle_em_xx was baffled:

“I’ll NEVER use that garage again! There were three petrol attendants, a Healthnet vehicle, and a taxi, and NO ONE HELPED?”

@Janelle Pillay145 explained:

“This is why there are so many criminals doing what they want, cos people stand and watch no one helps.”

@Paulina Bentley Sejanamane🎀 remembered:

“I once mentioned that petrol attendants must be trained for this and also have security guards instead of making TikTok dances, people got angry at me.”

@IkhonoT wrote:

“The guy with the jacket came closer to the scene, but moved back because maybe he saw a gun.”

@nadiastraus announced:

“She was so strong and calm when she gave her statement. I told her, Wow, you are so brave”, while my colleague was taking her statement, even when she had her car keys in her hand and bent them. She still drove to the station to give her a statement. Brave girl.”

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@Shakir Galiem pointed out:

“The thing is, I’m watching this and in my head I’m thinking, why wouldn’t I help. But in this country, you try and be the hero and you end up dead.”

@Debbievrensburg 🇿🇦 shared:

“People just don't care about each other anymore. I had a similar incident at another Engen, and the petrol guys were laughing.”

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Source: Briefly News