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Four gunmen disrupted a family’s midnight prayer session and robbed them of three cellphones and forced one victim to transfer R35,000 from her bank account.
The incident happened in Hazelmere, near Durban, just after midnight on Sunday, said Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) in a statement.
The robbers slipped through an unlocked door, and three of them drew handguns and turned the quiet family ritual into a nightmare.
“The robbers held five females and one male at gunpoint before restraining them with shoelaces and a gown rope. The perpetrators demanded cash and cellphones while searching the home,” said Rusa.
One of the victims was allegedly forced to unlock her cellphone and transfer R35,000 from her bank account.
“The family was kept under guard for approximately two hours before the suspects fled on foot,” said Rusa.
Nobody was physically injured during the robbery.
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