A Bedfordview gardener was assaulted this morning when he was approached by five men at the corner of Van Buuren and Jasmine Roads, Bedfordview.

“They ordered the man to open the gate to the property. He told them he does not have a remote for the gate,” said Bedfordview SAPS communications officer, Sergeant Mduduzi Nhlabathi.

The owner of the property noticed the men and notified the SAPS.