A GARDENER is among two men arrested for a house robbery in Terence Place which occurred on Wednesday morning. According to Blue Security media liaison officer, Andreas Mathios, the homeowner who was tied up during the incident, was allegedly accosted by her gardener and an accomplice just before lunchtime.
“One of our officers was flagged down by the homeowner who was screaming for help once the robbers left the premises. Her hands were bound with what looked like a telephone chord. Our officer managed to free her and call for assistance. According to the homeowner, she was grabbed by the gardener from behind who then forced her into the house where she was tied up.
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“A second man joined the gardener and they threatened the homeowner with a knife. The suspects ransacked the home stealing two TVs, a cell phone and the homeowner’s Toyota Yaris. The vehicle, fitted with a tracking device, was later recovered on the N3 near the Hammarsdale off-ramp. The suspects were also arrested by the police,” he said.
A case of house robbery has been opened at Greenwood Park police.
The armed robbery comes days after three homes were robbed by armed gangs in three days.
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