Dragged behind a moving vehicle, boiling water poured over him and his legs broken in two places, a George resident counts himself lucky to be alive after he was severely assaulted by residents in Thembalethu township.

The unhinged violence was carried out after Bulelani Blandile, 24, questioned why his younger brother, Siyabonga,19, had been confronted by a group of youngsters telling him he could not enter Jonga Street in the township...