Maude Brits, 61, from Klein Elandsvlei, says she came face-to-face with the armed suspects that robbed a retail store in Randgate on Monday.
Brits says she went to the retail store at about 9.10am when she saw a man standing at the entrance, looking at her in a strange way.
When she entered the store, she saw two more suspects standing at the till. She also noticed there was no one else visible in the store.
“The next moment one of the suspects came down the isle pointing a gun at me. I screamed as hard as I could. The suspect then muffled my mouth with his hand.
He walked away but then came back again pointing a gun at me. I screamed again, where he then tried to grab my wallet.
“He then walked away, where I then quickly hid my wallet. When he came at me again, I yelled out of anger ‘Come’ where I then grabbed his hand and bit his finger as hard as I possibly could. I bit him so hard that my false teeth fell out.
“Then next moment all three suspects ran out of the store. I then followed them and saw them jumping into a white Mercedes-Benz. When I returned to the store, I saw a woman lying on the floor, saying she was ordered to do so. Four staff members then emerged from a back room.”
Brits said that God was with her through this ordeal and that she could not keep quiet, she wanted to fight back.
According to Captain Appel Ernst, Randfontein Police spokesperson, “The suspects got away with a substantial amount of money and cellphones. She says that no shots were fired and nobody got seriously injured.”
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