Circumstances surrounding assault

N

Percentage (%)

Type of weapon used

Body shots (kicking, punching, slapping etc.)

105

70.9

Improvised weapons

56

37.8

Bladed weapons

11

7.4

Boiling or caustic liquids

1

0.7

Scene of assault

In perpetrator’s home

121

81.8

In victim’s home

16

10.8

In the streets

5

3.4

At workplace

3

2.0

In the bush

2

1.3

At a friend’s home

1

0.7

Time of assault

Daytime

72

48.6

Nighttime

76

51.4