Durban - A pregnant woman and her husband were tied up and assaulted during a home invasion in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Westbrook, north of Durban.
The Community Emergency Response Team (Cert) reported that at about 2am on Tuesday, they received a call from a resident reporting a house robbery in progress.
Cert volunteers and the police were dispatched and upon arrival, located a very traumatised woman.
“Upon interviewing her and her husband, they explained that they were asleep when they were awakened by five males who were armed with a bush knife and knives. They tied and assaulted the pregnant wife and husband while ransacking the home.
“The suspects then made off with televisions, laptops, phones, bank cards, jewellery and other items. A search was conducted at the rear of their property which leads into a cane field where some items were located,” Cert said.
According to Cert, Tongaat SAPS, Fidelity ADT and Alpha Security responded to the scene.
Police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said Tongaat SAPS were investigating a case of house robbery.
“The suspects stole three TVs, cellphones, laptop, clothes and other items before fleeing the scene,” Ngcobo said.
Commenting on the incident, Stacey de Beer said the same gang tried to enter their property earlier in the week.
They had also cut a similar square in the fence.
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