Crime

House robbers target Dalpark Ext 6 home searching for someone else

The armed men fled with valuables after tying up the victims.

Armed intruders followed a Dalpark Ext 6 man into his Chestnut Street home on September 5 after he stepped outside for a cigarette.

According to police information, the incident took place at about 20:30 as the man was going back inside and was confronted by the pair, both armed with pistols.

They told the man and another occupant of the house they would not hurt them. They removed the laces from the victims’ shoes and tied their hands.

The pair then asked about a man they believed lived at the residence, and were told no such person lived there.


ALSO CHECK: Severe thunderstorms expected to hit Gauteng


Four other people inside the home were also tied up in the sitting room. The intruders told the victims they had entered the wrong house.

During the ordeal, they used Cash Send to transfer money from the victims’ accounts.

They fled with various household items, including a laptop, a gaming console, TVs, cellphones and groceries.

A case of house robbery is under investigation by Brakpan police.


ALSO CHECK: Toy gun, knives seized in Brakpan armed robbery arrest

At Caxton, every story is written by humans. We use AI only to perform quality checks - never to generate the news. Happy reading!

Support local journalism

Add The Citizen as a preferred source to see more from Brakpan Herald in Google News and Top Stories.

Stacy Slatter

News editor Stacy Slatter is a seasoned journalist with 20 years of experience in community news. Throughout the years, she has covered a wide range of topics, from crime, municipal news and human interest stories, to sports and community events. Stacy also has extensive sub-editing experience.

Related Articles

Back to top button