Homeowner ‘stable’ after shot in head in Moot robbery
They tied up the domestic worker and her employer. The suspects then shot both of them.
A domestic worker was shot and killed and the homeowner seriously wounded after two unidentified armed men gained access to a house in Villieria.
The shooting took place on Wednesday at around 11:00 at a house on the corner of 28th Avenue and Louis Trichardt Street in Rietfontein.
Owner Daniel Wyser (60) was shot in the head and was airlifted to Milpark hospital in Johannesburg.
Wyser was tied up in the bathroom.
His domestic worker was found dead in one of the bedrooms.
Wyser is in a stable condition, according to Warrant Officer Marinda Austin of Villieria police.
“Allegedly the suspects gained access to the house through the gate,” said Austin.
Austin said at around 8:30 the garden service came to the house like they do every Wednesday morning.
“At this moment, no specific time can be given to when the garden service left the house, but about 10 minutes after they left the suspects left with a brown Touareg vehicle.
“At 10:45, a friend came to the house. He found the domestic worker who was shot in the head as well as the owner of the house who was also shot in the head. The domestic worker was declared dead on the scene.
“No arrests have been made,” she said.
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Wyser’s sister, Marianne Balmelli, who stays in Waterkloof in Pretoria, said she received a phone call informing her of the horrific incident.
Balmelli said there were no signs of forced entry.
“Soon after the attack, I rushed to the hospital to check on Daniel.
“I could only see him through a glass window.
“I have not been informed whether he needs to undergo surgery to remove the bullet,” she said.
Balmelli added that her brother’s vehicle, two guns from the safe and a golden pocket watch, which he inherited from his godfather, were stolen.
“Electronic devices such as cellphones, laptops and TVs were not taken,” she said.
Kilnerpark Security spokesperson Ancelize van der Kooi said they received a call about a house robbery.
“They tied up the domestic worker and her employer. The suspects then shot both of them,” Van der Kooi said.
Balmelli and Wyser have a brother who resides in Switzerland.
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