Eye-witness, Gert van der Merwe was driving towards Warner Beach at about 7.50am, the same direction in which the woman was jogging, when he saw a man grab her and throw her over.
“I couldn’t stop immediately, but drove further on, stopped on the other side of the road and ran to her assistance.”
Toti SAPS communications officer, Capt Charlene van der Spuy confirmed the incident. “The man grabbed the woman from behind, threw her over the rails of the bridge and jumped off after her. According to the eye-witness, everything happened within a split second.
