A family in Waterfall 3 has fallen victim to an armed robbery on April 30, 2015 at o2:00. The husband woke up to a noise and was confronted by two black males while still in his bed. The one suspect was armed with a fire arm.
The suspects told him to turn over and they tied him up with a neck tie. They then heard their young daughters (8 and 10) scream. The man’s wife then asked if the kids could be brought to their room. A third suspect who wore a balaclava entered the room.
The suspects then tied them all up with neck ties. The suspects further told them that “We are here to do our job, and if you react we will rape your daughters and kill you. We are HIV positive.”
They demanded firearms which the man does not have and he was slapped around. They demanded Kruger Rands and removed the wife’s wedding rings from her finger. They also took the couples ATM cards and threatened them again and said if the pins don’t work they will come back.
The suspects helped them self to food and drinks in the kitchen while the family was being guarded in the bedroom by the balaclava clad suspect.
After eating they loaded two flat screen TV’s, surround sound, DVD player, microwave, laptop, two cell phones and a cannon digital camera.
They fled in the families car which is a white Toyota Corolla.
The wife managed to free herself and untied the family at 03:30.
She phoned a neighbour who alerted the neighborhood watch (NHW) and SAPS.
Secure link and Careline crises centre attended the scene.
The suspects attempted to draw money from the victims’ ATM cards they took. A location was given as Claremont. SAPS was notified and went out to have a look for video footage at the ATM.
On searching the area they managed to locate the stolen vehicle.
No arrests have been made as yet.
Source – Waterfall Crime Watch
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