Four businesses robbed in two days in eMalahleni; all the robberies were at gun point.
The most recent incidents occurred on Friday, July 27 at 18:00 when Mr Nobie Dube alleged that he was on duty at Lesedi Village next to Mathimba Village and everything was in order.
At approximately 19:00 he went to the other office to collect his cell phone that was busy charging, when he returned back to site, he heard a loud noise.
He was approached by an unknown person who told him that he will shoot Dube if he does not lie down on the ground.
The suspect then took Dube’s shoelace and tied him up. As he looked up he noticed that a vehicle was pulling up into the yard and the suspects loaded a couple of items.
The suspects then took Dube’s cell phone and left the premises.
On the same day earlier that morning at 08:38 Ms Pretty Banda alleged that she was busy in the store working with her co-workers as they were ready to open.
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As soon as the doors opened, an unknown person entered the shop and he said he wanted the cash.
The suspect then pulled out a firearm and pointed the gun at her. The suspect then took her cell phone and the safe keys and the cash.
Once the suspects had all this, they left.
On Thursday, July 26 at 08:51 Ms Yuerong Xue alleged that she was about to open up her shop when an unknown man approached her.
He pulled out a gun and forced her back inside the shop, that’s when another suspect walked in.
Xue was assaulted by the two unknown men inside the shop and they took the cash that was inside the shop.
Various other items were taken from the shop before they left.
Just four hours earlier on the same day at 04:00 Ms Veronica Makgope alleged that she was busy cleaning the shop. When she was busy drying out the mop, two unknown men approached her and they were both armed with firearms.
Makgope started to run when one of the suspects started to call her back.
She went back and they told her to go back into the kiosk and to lock the doors.
The suspects then started to grab cigarettes, cell phones and cash. With no where to place everything in, the suspects placed everything in the dustbin and left.
All four cases of business robberies have been opened at Witbank Police Station.
