Blood and bottles
Overseas tourists were among the horrified and outraged people who witnessed the shocking state of Alkantstrand on Saturday morning
WHILE the City is striving for Blue Flag beach status, drunken louts are turning Alkantstrand into a den of iniquity.
A wild party on Friday night saw at least six people stabbed, including a security officer with multiple wounds, and the main car park turned into a minefield of blood and broken bottles.
Ambulances ferried victims to hospitals during the night at regular intervals, while reinforcement police and security officers were brought in.
The incident appears linked to a bash at the restaurant adjacent to the car park, which continued until daybreak.
‘We will put an end to this,’ vowed uMhlathuze Director for Parks, Sport and Recreation, Ernst van Biljon, who was on scene to witness the chaos early Saturday morning.
‘An urgent meeting will be held today between ourselves, the police, CRG Security and other stakeholders.
‘I would personally like to see the security officers given powers of arrest, so that they can intervene more strongly.
‘We will look at erecting barricades and confiscating alcohol, as we do over the Festive Season.
‘The issue of the supply of alcohol and the relevant liquor licences is also on the agenda.’
Van Biljon’s words will be welcomed by the neighbouring sports and angling clubs, as well as the Sharks Board and helicopter base, who are subjected to the drunken parties and loud music every weekend.