Customer robbed inside bank at The Grove Mall.
“It happened so quickly that we could not even digest what was happening.”
A customer was robbed of an undisclosed amount of money inside a bank at The Grove Mall on Tuesday.
The incident took place around 11:45 inside a branch of the FNB.
A bystander who was inside the bank and witnessed the robbery said he noticed a man wearing a mask pull out a gun on two other men, one of whom was carrying a bag of money.
“He took the bag of what looked like a lot of money and ran out suddenly, with another man,” he said.
“It happened so quickly that we could not even digest what was happening,” the witness said.
It is believed that the pair were Somali nationals who were at the bank to deposit money earned from their tuck shop.
The Grove mall spokesperson Chris Hutchings said the robbers fled the scene in a getaway vehicle that was parked outside the mall premises.
“The SAPS were contacted immediately,” he said.
“We would like to remind the public to be cautious when depositing or withdrawing large sums of money.”
FNB confirmed that the customer was accosted at the entrance of its branch at the mall.
“The customer was not harmed,” said FNB Points of Presence CEO spokesperson Lee-Anne van Zyl.
“The bank is co-operating with the police investigation on the matter.
“In light of the pending investigation, we are unable to provide further details.”
Silverton police spokesperson Warrant Officer Isaac Mculu said police were aware of the incident, but the victim did not report the matter.
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