On 24 February three armed robbers targeted the RocoMamas restaurant in Kyalami in an attempt to steal staff salaries.
According to Sergeant Matome Tlamela, who is the spokesperson for the Midrand Police Station, the incident occurred at about 8.30am at the restaurant which is situated at the Kyalami on Main Shopping Centre. Three men, all armed with firearms, entered the shop and held up seven RocoMamas employees at gunpoint.
“[The suspects] held up the employees and demanded the money [that the business uses] for salary payments,” Tlamela said.
“The employees told the suspects that their salaries are paid through banks [and not in cash].”
The suspects instead stole cell phones from two employees, as well as some of the restaurant’s liquor stock and about R4 000 in cash from the register.
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Before leaving the scene, the suspects locked the employees in the restaurant storeroom, although, fortunately, no shots were fired during the incident.
When contacted for comment Adam Dean, the national brand manager for RocoMamas said, “RocoMamas Kyalami confirms an incident occurred on the morning of 24 February [but] no staff or patrons were harmed. “We cannot comment any further as the matter is now in the hands of the South African Police Services.”
No suspects have been arrested for the incident yet.
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