Violent home invasion: Bluff family tied up, home ransacked

A family from The Bluff in Durban experienced a terrifying home invasion in which they were tied up and robbed by armed assailants yesterday.

The incident occurred at 01:30 on Beaumont Road when three men broke into their home while a fourth waited in a getaway vehicle.

According to Caz Scholtz, one of the victims, the attackers entered the home wielding a gun and knives, subjecting the family to a harrowing ordeal.

The intruders taped the family’s mouths, hands and legs, leaving them defenceless as they ransacked the house. Among the stolen items were cellphones, televisions, wallets, cash, laptops, car amplifiers, tools, jewellery and various clothing and personal items.

The attackers made off with two vehicles, a metallic blue VW Tiguan and a silver Nissan Magnite. They also attempted to steal a third vehicle, a Peugeot, but it stalled at the bottom of the driveway, prompting the thieves to abandon it while taking the keys.

Caz says the keys to a friend’s black Corsa were also taken, and items were stolen from the vehicle.

Caz posted on social media asking the community to be on the lookout for the two vehicles that were stolen, which belong to him and his sister.

He described the distressing ordeal the family endured.

“We are all OK – very shaken up with a couple of aches and pains from being tossed and turned,” he said in a post on Facebook.

The Scholtz family has been left in a dire financial situation following the invasion, as the intruders cleared their bank accounts and took funds intended for essential expenses like rent.