One aid worker wounded in Rue Desroches
Rue Desroches, Port Louis, Mauritius United Nations
1 wounded
A man on a motorbike grabbed the handbag of a female UN national staff member after she had left the office for the day. Having held onto the strap, she fell to the ground and was dragged behind the motorcyclist as he tried to steal it. The perpetrator let go of the bag when passers-by shouted at him. The staff member did not have any broken bones but went to the hospital to seek treatment for her cuts and bruises. Means of attack recorded as bodily assault. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2457.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.