Reporter Monique Mortlock and team robbed at gunpoint
Earlier this year, Monique Mortlock was allegedly assaulted by Craig Peiser during an interview attempt.
Reporter Monique Mortlock and her camera operator, Asanda Javu, were robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday afternoon.
Mortlock was reporting live from Khayelitsha when their camera kit and cellphones were taken.
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Mortlock and the camera operator were reporting on the lack of service delivery in the area.
"We were just robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha after doing a crossing," Mortlock wrote on Twitter.
We were just robbed at gunpoint in Khayelitsha after doing a crossing. Now my colleague and I have to deal with an inept police officer telling us we can't open the case at this station (a 2 min drive from where it happened) because it's not in their jurisdiction WTF
— Monique Mortlock (@MoniqueMortlock) April 7, 2021
Earlier this year, Mortlock was allegedly assaulted by Craig Peiser during an anti-lockdown interview attempt.
Peiser was accused of ripping the mask off Mortlock’s face.
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Image: Instagram/ Monique Mortlock