Messages pour in after Durban man killed in stabbing incident

Messages pour in after Durban man killed in stabbing incident

The colleagues of a Durban man who was stabbed to death while walking to work say they have been shattered by his brutal murder.

Muhammed Osman Joosab
Star College Durban


Yesterday, Muhammed Joosab was accosted on the M13 bridge in Sherwood by robbers who wanted his cellphone.

They stabbed 22-year-old Joosab in the chest before fleeing.


Nazarana Shaik who worked with Joosab at Westwood Mall says they haven't only lost an employee but they a brother as well.

"It's a very difficult time for us because we realise that we didn't just lose an employee - we lost a family member. We miss him dearly. It will never be the same again. He had so much of love and value," she says.  

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Police say Joosab's killers are still at large.


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