A woman was robbed outside her house at the weekend after returning from the bank.
Police spokesperson Captain Bonginkosi Msimango said the woman was ambushed outside her gate in Van der Walt Street, Erasmia, around 13:45 on Saturday.
He said the woman was returning from the bank where she had converted dollars into rands.
“The woman said two men driving a black BMW approached her while she was waiting for her gate to open.”
Msimango said the men fired two shots in the air.
“The woman panicked and reversed into a wall while trying to escape.”
The men fled after taking the woman’s handbag, containing valuables amounting to about R35 000 in cash.
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