******* in transit

To whom it may concern at Metro Rail Western Cape<br> <br> I regret to in form you that although there has been a noticeable increase in law enforcement officials aboard the the trains during transit I was still ******. <br> <br> I was aboard the 3213 from Cape Town to Strand on the 18th of January 2016. At the Kuilsrivier station around 11 in the morning (the train had already been delayed) a young man climbed aboard and asked me for a cigarette. I rep**** I had none and he walked away to the other end of the carriage to talk to another man. <br> A minute or two later he came back towards me and tried to grab my cellphone out my bag. I began shouting at him and he apologized asking me for money instead. I refused him. He then asked for my phone again. I refused again. He threatened me with a knife. I was extremely upset and began cry and screaming. He apologized again saying he didn't want to rob me and I should just give him what he asked. Then he asked for my ring, while only worth a few hundred, it had sentimental value. Just as we were pulling in to the next station (Blackheath) he ripped the silver ring from my finger and dashed off the train. <br> To add insult to injury a few stations later every