A GANG of five men stormed a Ridge Road home on Wednesday night before assaulting the homeowner and ransacking the home. The incident occurred at about 8.40pm in uMhlanga, confirmed Capt Raymond Deokaran, spokesman for the Durban North SAPS.
“The homeowner was watching TV with his wife and children when they heard a loud scream from the domestic worker in another room. The victim then proceeded to investigate and was confronted by one of the suspects. He ordered the homeowner to lie on the ground before tying him up. They proceeded to ransack the home and also stole the homeowner’s Toyota Fortuna. It is believed the suspects arrived on foot before fleeing with the vehicle,” he said.
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This is the sixth home invasion since 24 January.
Three days prior to the uMhlanga robbery, a Durban North family was robbed by armed men as they drove into their garage.
Two of the most serious incidents occurred on Thursday last week where a Sunningdale homeowner was stabbed five times by a suspect in a robbery. A few hours later an 81-year-old man was pistol whipped by armed suspects in a robbery on Edgeley Road.
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