Heroic staff members save shopper
A Middelburg resident is grateful for the heroic actions of a group of staff members from a store in the CBD who saved her from a gang of thieves.
Marné van der Heever says that she was on her way to the Pep in SADC Street at around 09:10 this morning (Thursday). She is aware of the security risks the CBD poses at the moment, but says that travelling from Kanonkop to the Middelburg Mall is sometimes just too much of an effort.
Ms Van der Heever did not take her handbag with her and kept her wallet and cellphone on her. She also kept her doors locked until she reached her destination and had to get out.
“When I parked I saw a man sitting and watching me. But there are many people so I did not think it strange,” says Ms Van der Heever.
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She said that she usually walks around her car to make sure that all the doors are locked before she leaves. Shortly after getting out of her car and making her way to the passenger doors, a group of staff members from a nearby store stormed out.
They yelled at a confused Ms Van der Heever to get back in her car and leave.
Ms Van der Heever realized that someone had opened her back door on the passenger side at the same time as when she opened her door to get out. She was also circled by several men who simply walked away once they realized that they had been spotted.
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She says that it is thanks to the heroic efforts of the group of staff members, that she was saved from being robbed.
“I went to the police to report the matter and I was told that it is a well-known gang that operates in the area. I keep on thinking what would have happened had one of my kids been in the car with me. People should rather avoid the area and make the lengthy trip to the mall,” said Ms Van der Heever.
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