A man from Manenberg has
undergone facial reconstruction surgery after being viciously attacked as he
was falsely accused of being gay.
The shocked family of Rayarn Kennis, 22, says he has spent the past two weeks recovering in hospital after the vicious attack on Valentine’s Day while walking home from work.
The family rushed the young man to hospital after he arrived at home bleeding after the vicious beating.
Rayarn works at a clothing store in Sable Square and in December this customer came into the shop.
The footage shows Rayarn taking a pair of shorts from the rack to help another customer and this guy gets angry and asks him ‘are you gay' 'Is jy dan gay?’ in Afrikaans.
The CCTV shows Rayarn smiling because the guy must have gotten the wrong idea and Rayarn simply walks away, but the customer threatened him before leaving the store.
While walking home to Sherwood Park a car stopped and a guy got out and started attacking the victim with a knuckle buster. They took his bag and he proceeded to run to another relative for help.
Spending weeks in hospital recovering the family were informed that the bones in Rayarn’s face needed to be reconstructed due to the extensive damage caused.
The family is still very confused about why he would go so far to follow him and wait over a simple incident that he misunderstood.
Police spokesperson Anelisiwe Manyana confirms a case has been opened and says: “Manenberg police registered an assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm case for investigation following an incident that took place on 14 February at around 7.30pm in George Street, Manenberg.
“According to reports the
22-year-old victim was walking on the mentioned street when the suspect hit him
from behind”.
Done by Shaneca Cupido
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