A woman was stabbed above her eye during a robbery at a house in Westdene.
A message alert came through to the Sophiatown Neighbourhood Watch WhatsApp group of a robbery in progress at a house in Chichester Road, Westdene, at around 1pm on 1 July.
Sophiatown Neighbourhood Watch (SNW), the Westdene Community Control and Sophiatown Police reacted to the complaint immediately, said SNW chairperson Dauw Steyn.
Steyn said that a woman was in the house with her child who is a little over a year old. “The woman was stabbed just above her eye and two TVs were taken from her house.” He added that when the officials were alerted about the incident the suspect had already fled with the TVs but was caught nearby by the Sophiatown Police.
Sophiatown Police Lieutenant Colonel Julia Claassen said the suspect gained access to the house and demanded jewellery from the woman.
“The suspect who was arrested, is a 22 year old man and he appeared in court on 7 July on charges of robbery and assault,” said Claassen.
“Well done to all the patrol teams and the police for a successful response and to CAM Security who assisted tremendously,” said Steyn.
Steyn said that day time robberies seem to be the new target times and the neighbourhood watch has been extremely successful in curbing crimes from 4pm to 6pm. Crime has come down tremendously during these times.
“We have called on the police to increase visibility during this time. We would like to appeal to residents that are at home during this time to assist with keeping an eye on your neighbours and street and to alert your street groups of any activity,” he said.
He concluded that if patrollers are available they will immediately respond or the neighbourhood watch will contact the police or the security companies to assist to curb crime during those times.
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