A 93-year-old man and his wife were tied up with neckties during a house robbery in Selcourt, last Friday afternoon.
Springs police spokesperson Capt Johannes Ramphora says the victim had just arrived home and was on his way to close the gate when he was suddenly approached by two men.
The pair grabbed the victim and demanded his car keys, which he eventually handed over after some resistance.
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After ascertaining the victim’s wife was the only person at home, the robbers made him call out to her to open the kitchen door.
Once she had opened the door, the robbers pushed the couple into their bedroom and tied them up using the victim’s neckties.
The robbers then demanded the couple hand over their money, which they did.
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In addition to the cash, the robbers also took the woman’s engagement and wedding rings, and car and house keys.
Before fleeing the scene, they forced the wife into the wardrobe.
She eventually managed to untie herself and cut the ties from her husband’s hands.
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