Ballito woman and domestic violently robbed

A Ballito woman and a domestic worker were tied up and locked in separate bathrooms while the house was ransacked by robbers on Thursday afternoon.

Charmaine Burger was dropping off her dog at a friend’s home in Zen Drive at about 1.30pm when three young men forced their way inside.

Virginia Burger said the men, armed with screwdrivers, slapped her sister Charmaine, numerous times before tying her up and gagging her.

“She pleaded with them not to rape her and they said that if she cooperated they would not hurt her. They took her jewellery and then they began going through the house looking for valuables,” she said.

Virginia said the robbers were disturbed by the return of the home owner.

“The home owner returned and when she saw Charmaine’s car loaded with her belongings outside she realised what was happening. She took the keys out of the ignition and padlocked the gate before calling security. Then the men appeared and she screamed at them in fright. They turned around and bolted over the back wall.”

Virginia said that as the wall leads to the busy area of the KwaDukuza Fire department and BP garage the men were able to blend into the crowd and get away.