Durban - A group of armed suspects entered a home in the Burbreeze area of oThongathi on Friday and held up a family before making off with money and other items.
Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram, said at approximately 9am robbers confronted the gardener before entering the residence.
“They held up a family including a 4-month-old child,” he said.
Balram said the family were not injured.
“The robbers are believed to have fled in the direction of Ballito in a VW T Cross,”he said.
KwaZulu-Natal provincial police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo, said oThongathi police were investigating a case of robbery following the incident that reportedly occurred in Burbreeze on May 12.
“It is alleged that four men entered a residence and held the family members at gunpoint while the house was ransacked.
“The suspects reportedly fled with an undisclosed amount of money, gadgets, appliances and jewellery,” said Ngcobo.
Last month, The Mercury reported that a gang of armed robbers allegedly threatened to shoot or kidnap a 6-month-old baby during a home invasion on Heathrow Avenue in the Parkgate area of Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal.
Balram said on arrival reaction officers were informed that the robbers had fled in a blue VW Polo 8 belonging to one of the victims.
“It was established that five suspects entered the property after the resident opened the driveway gate for a visitor. The robbers held up eight adults and the minor child at gunpoint.
“They threatened to shoot or kidnap the baby after the victims advised them that they did not possess keys to the safe. The robbers thereafter stole seven cellphones, a 42-inch TV, a Dell laptop and an HP laptop and one of the vehicles parked on the property,” he said.