A 40-year-old shopkeeper was assaulted during a robbery at his business in Endicott, last Thursday afternoon.
The man told police he was at the shop with his wife and five-year-old son when four robbers entered the store, armed with a gun and a knife.
They forced him to open the security gate and once it was open, made him lie on the ground.
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One of the robbers went to the till while the other kicked the shopkeeper.
The four took R1 500 in cash, cigarettes, an airtime vending machine and a cellphone before fleeing in a green Toyota Tazz, registration PHV834GP.
No shots were fired but the shopkeeper suspects he sustained internal injuries.
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