Shortly before 13:00 on Wednesday, Marshall Security was alerted to a house robbery in progress in East View Road, in Durban North.
Armed reaction officers were immediately dispatched and on arrival at the house, a suspect was found still on the premises.
The suspect was arrested on site and handed over to the South African Police Services for further investigation and processing.
Reports from the scene revealed that the suspect was found having forced entry into an outbuilding on the premises and was confronted by the home owner.
The suspect then allegedly broke a glass tumbler and attempted to stab the home owner, when Marshall Security armed reaction officers arrived on the scene and managed to subdue the suspect, placing him under arrest.
The man was found in possession of a stolen cell phone.
The scene was secured and handed over to the South African Police Services for further investigation and processing.
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