Guard pepper-sprayed during early morning robbery

A Selection Park factory is counting the costs after they were robbed of R25 000 on Thursday morning.
A security guard on duty was patrolling the premises when he was overpowered by two men.
He was forced into the guardhouse where he was pepper-sprayed.
One of the men kept a watch over the guard and robbed him of his personal and company cellphones, a torch and panic button, while the other man went outside.

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While in the guardhouse, the guard heard the sound of a truck pulling up to the gate, and the man guarding him left shortly after.
The guard was locked inside the guardhouse.
It was later discovered the men had taken copper cables, two hard drives from the security cameras, a computer box and R25 000 in cash from the business.

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The men gained entry to the factory through the roof.
The security guard was later freed by his colleagues, who broke down the door to get to him.

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