House robbery: Pensioner throws hot curry at robber during hawan kund attack
A 63-year-old Tongaat man was injured after an alleged intruder entered his Watsonia home, assaulted him and stole cash and a cellphone.
In a bizarre incident, a 63-year-old pensioner in Tongaat bravely confronted a robber who invaded his home with a hawan kund while he was preparing a meal. The pensioner, alone at his Watsonia residence, was cooking when an unknown male entered through an open front door around 4:30pm. The suspect assaulted the pensioner with the hawan kund, a traditional clay pot used for heating water in Hindu ceremonies.
In a desperate act of self-defense, the pensioner threw a pot of potato curry onto the intruder before hitting him with the cooking pot. Despite his efforts, the robber managed to steal cash from the pensioner's wallet and a cellphone before fleeing the scene. The pensioner suffered head injuries and was promptly taken to the hospital for medical care.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) officers launched a thorough search for the suspect, but were unable to locate him.
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