Tongaat grandmother and granddaughter tied, assaulted during violent house robbery
A Tongaat grandmother and her two granddaughters, aged five and 17, were tied, assaulted, and terrorised during a violent house robbery at their Tesco Drive home, on Thursday afternoon.
In a chilling incident of violence and robbery, a grandmother and her two granddaughters in Tongaat were dragged into their home and subjected to terrifying assault. The victims, aged 52, 17 and 5, were tied up and forced to endure a terrifying ordeal by four suspects.
Prem Balram, head of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), reported that the grandmother heard a noise at the entrance around 3:30 pm. As she approached the security gate, one suspect broke in while another dismantled the main driveway gate, allowing the remaining suspects to enter. The suspects demanded cash and jewelry before proceeding to drag the grandmother between rooms, tying her with cable ties and electrical cables.
The 17-year-old granddaughter was also restrained in a similar manner, locking her inside a bathroom. The suspects ransacked the residence, stealing a large-screen television, a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and a cellphone before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. The grandmother, despite being assaulted on her head, did not require medical attention.
However, the specifics of how the victims managed to break free remain unclear at this stage.
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