Father, son (16) assaulted in Farrarmere house robbery
A man and his teenage son were assaulted in a Farrarmere house robbery this morning (September 16).
The incident happened at a property on Blyde Street, at about 2.30am.
Lt Col Mack Mngomezulu, spokesperson for the police’s Ekurhuleni Central Cluster, said four people entered the house, where the 16-year-old child and his 45-year-old father were sleeping.
Mngomezulu said two of the robbers had firearms and two were wielding pangas.
“There was a struggle in the house and both victims were assaulted and badly injured,” the spokesperson said.
He said the child’s screams alerted neighbours, who called a security company.
When the security company arrived, the robbers had fled.
The father and son were both hospitalised.
At this stage, police can confirm two cellphones and a laptop were stolen.
A case of house robbery has been opened.
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