A Waterkloof real estate agent and her husband were robbed at their home by a group of people pretending to be interested house buyers last Thursday.
The robbers called the 66-year-old estate agent to set up a viewing appointment.
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She arranged to meet them at her own home, before taking them to the properties they were “interested” in.
Two couples – two men and two women – arrived in a grey double cab at 09:00.
“The agent did not suspect anything as they were neatly dressed,” said police spokesperson Captain Colette Weilbach.
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They, however, pulled a gun on her and ordered her to cooperate.
Weilbach said the robbers also accosted her husband, tied the couple up and ransacked the home stealing cell phones; jewellery; a laptop; keys with a panic button; and some other items.
“A private security firm rescued the couple later during the day as it appears the suspects pressed the panic button by accident,” said Weilbach.
Weilbach said in the past a group of women had gone around show houses, stealing small items such as cell phones and jewellery.
Police were investigating and no arrests had been made, she said.
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