Woman wakes up to find robbers on her bed
A woman from Parklands in Cape Town woke up in the early hours to find two armed men on her bed, shining a torch in her face.
|||Cape Town - A 57-year-old woman from Parklands had a shock on Friday night when she woke up to find robbers on her bed.
She woke up in the early hours to find two armed men on her bed, shining a torch in her face. The men proceeded to tie her up and burgle her home.
The men entered the house by forcing a window open and, according to Table View police spokeswoman Captain Adriana Chandler, they were armed with a knife and a screwdriver.
They instructed the woman to keep quiet and bound her hands and feet before ransacking the house and getting away with jewellery and other household items.
“The victim managed to untie herself and called the police. The victim described one of the suspects and said he was wearing a grey tracksuit top and beanie and the other one was wearing a blue beanie.”
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut confirmed the incident and said the suspects were yet to be arrested.
The woman’s daughter posted that she got the horrific news after receiving a phone call.
“I never thought I would ever receive such horrific news and to be honest I am still in shock. My mom is doing fine and isn’t hurt. I am so proud of her for being strong.”
Parklands neighbourhood watch chairman Gary le Roux said that he did not have any more details on the incident, but said while house robberies were not uncommon they were not a regular thing.
“House robberies are pretty low, but house break-ins are high.”
According to figures crimestatssa.com released last week, burglaries at residential properties in the Table View precinct had gone down from last year.
For the 2015 year, 947 residential burglaries were reported in the precinct and 922 were reported for the 2016 year.
The year 2014 saw the highest number of burglaries in the area since 2005 with the number of home invasions standing at 1 235.
Meanwhile house robberies in the rest of the country have increased by 2.7 percent, with the Western Cape showing the highest rise of 19.3 percent.
On Thursday, in a separate incident, a suspect was arrested at the scene of a housebreaking in Parklands. At least two other break-ins were reported in the area on Friday.
* Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Table View Police Station on 021 521 3300 or the Crime Stop number 08600 10111
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Cape Argus