A DOMESTIC worker was stabbed in the neck during a home invasion in Westville on Tuesday afternoon.
Blue Security’s operations manager, Brian Jackson, said the robber forced open a bedroom window burglar bars to gain entry into the Morewood Crescent home at around 4.15pm. “The robber took a knife from the kitchen and assaulted the domestic worker, stabbing her in the neck. He then took her through the house, demanding valuables, before locking her in a bedroom and fleeing with two laptops,” he said.
The domestic worker’s employer took her to a nearby hospital. The Westville SAPS attended the scene of the crime.
Jackson said there had been a worrying spike in armed robberies across the city in recent weeks. “It’s also important to regularly remind domestic staff to be security conscious. Make sure that domestic workers have a remote panic button and that they also know where the fixed panic buttons are in the home. If an intruder is detected on the properly and your alarm is activated advise them to run and lock themselves in a safe room from where they can call the police and your security company for help,” he said.
