Another break-in at Reyno Manor is leaving residents worried about their safety in this security complex.
On Saturday, October 1 Mr Owethu Mntambo feared for his life in his own house.
“My mother left around 04:00 to attend a funeral in Lydenburg. I suspect someone was keeping an eye on the house, because shortly after the car left, the two suspects gained entry into the house, through the bathroom window. I suspect that they used a screwdriver or something sharp to open the window. My bedroom is adjacent to the bathroom and the two suspects crawled into my room. I lifted my head, as I was still asleep and immediately realised what was happening,” Mntambo said.
He added that one suspect told him to keep quiet and lie down, so Mntambo covered his face with the blankets.
“They turned the lights on and I recognised one of the suspects as a kid that lives in number 30, in the same complex. They asked for money, so I told them where to find everything I had with me. The suspects also took my tablet and asked for my laptop, but after I told them that my laptop is broken, they settled for only the tablet. In my closet they took my Adidas takkies, which are quite pricey. They only took certain things and knew exactly what they came here for,” Mntambo continued.
He also said that after they left, he stayed in bed for about 30 minutes and also climbed through the window the suspects gained access through. He immediately went to the security guards at the complex and informed them about the incident.
“No one had weapons on them, so we were too scared to do anything about the situation at that time. I know there was a weapon behind me while they were in my house and I was lying on the bed. I do not know what, but I felt it,” Mntambo also added.
He said that he was standing outside his house around 06:00 the same morning after he called the police and the boy he recognised, walked past him toward the gate.
“I asked him where he was going and he said that he was going for a jog, but I immediately told him that he was lying, as I know who jogs in the complex. I confronted him and told him that he is lying. The security also confirmed that he never jogs. The scared look on his face told me that I was on the right track. I confronted him and his facial expression changed,” Mntambo said.
He said that police did arrive on scene and fingerprints were taken, but because of the wooden, varnished window frames, hardly any fingerprints were available.
“The police then went to the security to get confirmation. Thereafter, the police went to the house the kid lives in and the mother said that he is not home. The police insisted on looking and found him inside the house, and they arrested the boy. Upon the search, police found nothing in his possession,” Mntambo added.
He also said that there has been close to nine break-ins this past year and that all the cases are similar. From the way they entered the house to the stuff that got stolen.
“I am so cautious in the house now and so scared that something like this will happen again. You fear for your life in your own home,” Mntambo concluded.
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