Teenager Brutally Assaulted And Burned After Alleged Theft

A shocking incident in Kuils River has left a 16-year-old boy severely injured after he was allegedly assaulted and scalded with boiling water following a theft accusation.

The teenager, who was shopping with his mother at the Studio88 store in Zevenwacht Mall, was found moments later with severe burns and bruises all over his body.

His mother recounted the harrowing ordeal in an IOL report, explaining that she had briefly stepped into a different store, only to return and discover her son in distress.

According to her, the boy admitted to taking two T-shirts but insisted that this did not justify the extreme physical abuse he suffered.

'I would never defend him if he were wrong, but this was excessive,' she said. 'The right thing would have been to call the police.'