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Robbers ransack Westville home
One robber was shot by the tenant and later died in hospital. The other four robbers fled.
FIVE armed men robbed a couple at their home in Cochrane Place in Westville on Christmas day.
According to Capt Elizabeth Squires, a 48-year-old man and his wife were threatened by five armed men who tied them up in their home on Sunday, 25 December around 22.45pm.
“The five men broke into the home – two produced firearms. They demanded cash and the safe. They forced the couple to lay on the floor and tied them up. The house was ransacked and the robbers left with victim’s Nissan Qashqai,”said Squires.
As the robbers left, they were caught in a shootout with a tenant in the outbuilding on the property.
One robber was shot and taken to King Edward where he later died. The other four robbers fled.
“The vehicle was recovered recovered by Metro Dog Unit in Bonela. The deceased robber was 38 years old. A case of house robbery is being investigated by the Cluster Trio Task Team,” said Squires.
