Elderly La Lucia woman held up by masked men

A LA Lucia resident was held up by three men in the early hours of Sunday morning in her Belmont Gardens Road home in La Lucia. The incident occurred at about 3am. It’s believed the suspects gained access through a sliding door, which they had managed to take off the rails.

According to Lt Raymond Deokaran, the men threatened the 73-year-old before making off with just her handbag and items worth R2 000.

“The woman heard a noise and got out of bed to investigate. She was confronted by the men, who were carrying torches. They kept the light in her eyes and demanded her valuables. They threatened to kill her and pushed her against the wall. One of the men shoved her so hard, she lost her balance and struck her head against the headboard of her bed. Luckily she was not badly injured.

“According to the resident, the men were wearing dark clothes and cloths over their faces. No weapons were produced during the robbery and the men eventually made off with just her handbag, which contained her ID, cash and jewellery,” he said.

Deokaran added that the resident followed the men as they made their escape down the stairs.

“They fled on foot and that’s when she noticed the sliding door had been damaged. The men had managed to lift it off it’s rails.”

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