NEWSFLASH: Elderly woman critical after robbery
Community members concerned about a string of robberies in the area
A woman in her fifties is fighting for her life in hospital after she was attacked by robbers on Thursday morning in Laudium, west of Pretoria.
“They ransacked her home and assaulted her, she suffered serious head injuries,” said a community member.
The concerned resident said Laudium had become a target for criminals of late.
“Her husband is a businessman and money was stolen during the robbery. This is not the first robbery this week, on Wednesday there was a robbery here in Laudium,” he said.
The source said the community felt that the police were not doing enough to safeguard them.
The police we not available for comment.
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