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Three flee after armed robbery in complex

Three men flee after an armed robbery in Von Willich, on Thursday afternoon.

Gopolang Chawane

Three armed men committed a robbery in Centurion on Thursday afternoon.

Copwatch security firm official Antonie Van der Smit said a man made his way into a residential complex in Von Willich Avenue around 15:30.

“After gaining access into the complex, he let two accomplices in by dialling an access code,” said Smit

The three men proceeded to a household where they found a woman and her housekeeper. They tied up the two, took cellphones and other valuable items before fleeing the scene.

Lyttelton police spokesperson warrant officer Hero Gumbu said an armed robbery docket was opened and police were investigating.

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