Elderly couple robbed in broad daylight
A local elderly couple was robbed and assaulted by two armed suspects in West Acres on Wednesday afternoon.
MBOMBELA – An 81-year-old man was allegedly attacked by two unknown suspects at his house in Acacia Crescent. The elderly victim was entering his garage when the two male assailants attacked him.
The two armed suspects allegedly tied up the elderly couple at around 11:30, and assaulted the elderly female victim. According to Callum MacPherson from Hi-Tech Security, it seems like they wanted to steal the car.
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He said that the suspects had already fled on foot when he arrived at the crime scene. He found the couple with minor lacerations on their arms. The elderly woman also had a minor head injury, which indicated that she was assaulted. MacPherson added that the pair of supported did not seem to follow a modus operandi, as this was a singular incident which occurred in the area.
This type of crime is usually committed between 02:00 and 03:00 in the morning, and they robbed the couple during daylight hours.
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According to the police spokesman, Capt Zandile Gqawa, the police are continuing their investigation into a case of house robbery and no arrests have been made thus far.”The house robbery suspects stole the elderly victims’ cellphones and made off with an undisclosed sum of money.
“The armed suspects are still on the loose and we caution all people to keep their doors locked at all times during night and day.”The police urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward and contact Det Col Ernest Maoka, at 082-318-9843.
