TWO businesses on North Coast Road were rocked by robberies this weekend. A Durban North man was assaulted when two armed robbers entered his business posing as customers, before assaulting then robbing the business around 5pm on Saturday.
A few hours later, in a separate incident a gang of three armed robbers attacked staff at another business on the same street.
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Blue Security’s community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said in the first incident, the criminals fled with money and other valuable items.
“The suspects forced some of the customers into a toilet on the premises and forced others to lie down on the floor before assaulting one of the staff members and robbing him of his cell phone. The gang fled with cash and other valuables which were taken from the premises,” Mathios said.
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The assaulted man was taken to hospital. “Paramedics attended the scene and transported the injured man to hospital for medical attention,” added Mathios.
At this stage it’s unclear whether the incidents were linked to the same gang.
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