A Cape Town man says six bouncers used a spade, a brick and a taser to assault him during a brawl outside a nightclub.
|||Cape Town - A Cape Town man says six bouncers used a spade, a brick and a Taser to assault him during a brawl outside a Table View nightclub.
He now plans to take legal action against them.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the alleged assault which occurred outside the club, Medleyz Beachfront on Marine Circle, after midnight on Saturday.
Travis Baard, 20, of Kenilworth, said he was kicked out of Medleyz Beachfront as a result of an earlier argument with another man.
When the Cape Times contacted Medleyz, employee Eugene Alberts denied the accusations, but said they could not comment at this stage as the matter was under investigation.
Baard said the fight began when he attempted to get back into the club.
“I was sitting in the car for about 30 minutes when my cousin came out and told me that the bouncers said I could come back in.
“When we got to the door, the three bouncers outside refused to let me in, so I walked back to the car.
“That’s when my cousin and the bouncers started arguing. They punched each other and my cousin was sprayed with pepper spray,” he said.
Baard said he was hit on the back with a spade while trying to pull his cousin away from the fight.
Three other bouncers had now joined in he said.
“I felt like the wind was hit out of me. I told my cousin to just run. They started hitting me, but I managed to run to my car. They followed me, opened my door and started punching me. The one tasered me on the chest and the other one hit me in the face with a brick.”
Baard said the next thing he remembered was waking up in hospital.
“I couldn’t speak because the left side of my face was badly swollen and my teeth are chipped.
“My leg and back were paining. The doctors said there were shoe impressions on my back as well. The bone above my left eye and the cheek bone are fractured as well. My cousin got six stitches above his eye,” he said.
On Thursday Baard, who is on pain medication, was still recovering at home.
He said he would be consulting a lawyer about suing the club for his injuries, as he was forced to be absent from work.
Alberts said they planned to meet Baard and his lawyer on Friday.
Police spokesman FC van Wyk said an assault case had been opened, but the suspects still needed to be interviewed.
Van Wyk said anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident should contact Detective Constable Siyabulela Mgaju on 021 521 3300, CrimeStop on 08600 10111 or SMS Crime Line on 32211.
Cape Times