Domestic worker robbed at gunpoint in Durban North
Blue Security has warned employers and domestic staff to be vigilant following the robbery.
A DOMESTIC worker was robbed at gunpoint on Grosvenor Crescent just after 7pm on Saturday. Blue Security’s Durban North tactical ambassador Darrel Moodley has warned employers and domestic staff to be vigilant following the robbery.
“The domestic worker reported that a white vehicle stopped next to her while she was walking along the road and a suspect jumped out of the vehicle and held her up at gunpoint. The suspect robbed her of her handbag, a large sum of cash, her cellphone, and bank cards and fled the scene. No injuries were reported,” Moodley said.
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He added the domestic worker was traumatised but did not require crisis care following the incident.
Greenwood Park SAPS attended the scene of the crime.
Moodley advised employers to caution their domestic staff to be vigilant when walking to and from work and not to carry large sums of cash and other valuables. He advised home owners to encourage staff to accept payment via electronic banking to avoid the need to carry cash.
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