A DOMESTIC worker was robbed at gunpoint on Margaret Maytom Avenue on Saturday afternoon. According to Kyle van Reenen of Marshall Security, the incident occurred just before 1pm.
“The domestic worker was talking to her friend on the road when a man approached her. He pulled out his firearm and demanded she hand over her valuables. The man then stole her handbag and cell phone and ran down the road. The domestic worker spotted him getting into a silver vehicle, which she couldn’t make out,” he said.
There has been a spate of armed muggings targeting domestic workers this year.
In July, a domestic worker was robbed of her belongings in Glenashley by two men who men pretended to ask for directions.
Durban North SAPS has urged domestic workers, where possible to try and walk in big groups to avoid falling victim to muggings.
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