Three people were robbed after they stopped their bakkie because a big rock was obstructing the road between Zuurbekom and Cooke 3 last Friday morning (15 January).
According to Sergeant Linkie Lefakane, the Bekkersdal Police spokesperson, “They brought the vehicle to a stop to remove the rock but suddenly three unknown men wearing balaclavas appeared. They threatened them with firearms and robbed them of an undisclosed amount of money,” Lefakane said.
She said a case of armed robbery had been opened, but the suspects, however, were still at large.
Lieutenant Colonel Andile Moshani, the acting Bekkersdal Police station commander advised the public to refrain from carrying huge sums of money with them, and rather use of electronic or other means of payment instead of putting their own lives in danger.
