GQEBERHA – An elderly Walmer couple were assaulted and robbed in their home in Alcock Road yesterday, 10 May 2022 by two armed suspects.
It is alleged that at about 11:00, the 78-year-old woman was busy working on her computer in the study when two unknown males walked in through the open sliding door. One was armed with a firearm and the other with a knife. The complainant was assaulted and tied up with a cable tie. The suspects then ransacked the house. The husband (80) returned home and he too was assaulted and tied up. The husband later managed to untie himself and his wife. The woman climbed through the window and alerted her neighbour.
The suspects left in the couple’s 1999 dark blue VW Golf 5, a flat screen TV, cellphones, a tablet as well as other household items were taken.
The couple were taken to hospital for treatment.
SAPS Walmer detectives are investigating a case of house robbery.
Police are once again urging residents to make sure that security gates are locked when leaving doors open. Security measures must be stepped up and extra panic buttons should be installed in rooms frequently utilised by occupants or must be kept on person.
Source: South African Police Service