Durban - A gang of robbers driving a silver Range Rover carried out three raids in Westville in less than an hour on Thursday.
One of the raids which was captured on CCTV footage the balaclava wearing bandits speed off onto a busy road after spending less than a minute at one of their target homes.
Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said the robbers, who were driving a silver Range Rover (ND 644332) are believed to have hit all three houses, targeting the first property at around 1.30pm.
“The balaclava clad gang targeted a house in Dunkeld Road, in Winchester Drive and in Kirriemuir Road where they held up the domestic worker and resident. They gained entry onto the premises and forced open the garage door when the resident attempted to close it,” he said.
“They threatened to kill her if she did not comply and then proceeded to tie her up with a piece of cloth and forced open the front door of the house where they ransacked the bedrooms. The domestic worker managed to run out of the property and alert the neighbours,” Mathios said.
“The gang dismounted a television and left it behind and fled with cash and a cellphone,” he said.
Mathios said it was unclear what else was stolen during the robberies at this stage.
Westville police attended the scene of the crime.