Man found bleeding profusely on roadside after his girlfriend attacked him with wooden plank

A Malawian national was attacked and critically injured by his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in South Africa. The 40-year-old man was found bleeding extensively from injuries to his head on the roadside on Monday, June 1, 2026. When Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) arrived on scene, witnesses confirmed that the man was assaulted with a piece of wooden plank. “They further confirmed that the injured man had been seen chasing his thirty eight (38) year old girlfriend yesterday (Sunday) during a domestic dispute,” RUSA said in a statement. “Reaction Officers could not located the woman responsible for the assault.”