“After the man had parked his car, the passenger front door opened and armed assailants wearing balaclavas robbed him of his wallet, watch, cellphone and car keys, but left his vehicle.
“The security guard on duty witnessed the incident, ran to the car and then hurried back to close the boom gate. When he refused to allow the getaway car to leave, three of the assailants jumped out and pointed weapons at him. He then complied by opening the gate and the attackers sped off,” said Smith.
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It was revealed through a private security company who tracked the assailants’ vehicle that it had been hijacked the previous day.
“No one was injured in the incident and when the man involved was offered medical treatment, he declined. The incident is one of three that occurred in the greater Durban area yesterday,” added Smith.
Pinetown SAPS said they were unaware of the incident while management at the hotel said to date, no police officer had come to take their statements.
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