The drama unfolded just before 9pm on 8 September when the man and his wife were confronted by three armed suspects while sitting on their veranda at their house on East point Road in Sandton.
The couple were forced back into the house and tied up with belts while the suspects began looting the house
The tables turned when the owner of the home managed to free himself and tackled the suspect tasked with looking after them as he was carrying a microwave out to his accomplices.
In the scuffle the owner of the home managed to wrestle the suspect’s gun away from him and shot the man in the leg. The other two suspects inside the house immediately dropped everything and fled while the wounded suspect ran off, leaving his gun behind.
On the run and hurt, the injured suspect approached another house in Rivonia and asked for help via the intercom, claiming that he had been shot in the leg while being robbed in the street.
The resident became suspicious and immediately hit the panic button to alert his security company, ADT.
The suspect was arrested by officers of the security firm. Clive Humphrey, managing director of ADT Central Region, commended ADT officers Sazi Hlatshwayo, Lastus Sithole, Leonard Mamphiswana and Christopher Nkosi for the good work carried out in dealing with both incidents and successfully apprehending the suspect.
