UPDATE: 6 armed robbers threaten and assault Eastdene resident
An Eastdene resident awoke to a gun his face when six assailants broke into his home in the early hours of this morning.
The resident, who lives in Agra street, was startled out of his sleep when he heard a loud bang only to realise that an armed man was standing over him.
At this point, five other armed men came into the room with his family members.
As the armed men tied up his family, one of the assailants started assaulting him.
The robbers ransacked their home and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and six cell phones.
The suspects fled in the victim’s vehicle, a Chevrolet Orlando with registration plates: JRS 484 MP.
A case was opened with the Middelburg SAPS who is currently investigating the house robbery.
•Read the full story in Friday’s issue of the Middelburg Observer.
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