AN elderly woman was tied up and assaulted during a robbery in her Braemar Avenue home at approximately 2pm on Tuesday.
She managed to free herself and alert the authorities about an hour after her attacker fled the scene.
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Marshall Security’s Kyle Van Reenen said a male suspect, armed with a knife, allegedly forced his way into the home through a bedroom window.
He, is then, said to have confronted the elderly woman.
“The suspect tied the woman’s hands together using electrical cable, before assaulting her and confining her to a bedroom while he rummaged through the home,” he said.
Van Reenen said the suspect fled in an unknown direction with a number of stolen items, including a cell phone and a laptop computer.
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“She was assessed by a Crisis Medical paramedic and refused further treatment, ” he said.
The scene was secured and handed over to the South African Police Services for further investigation and processing.
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