Canaan Mdletshe
Canaan Mdletshe
Hundreds of pensioners yesterday morning watched as robbers snatched a bag full of their grants and run.
Police spokesman Captain Vincent Pandarum said the loot was grabbed from a post office employee at the Vishnu Hall in Umzinto on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
"The money was to pay the hundreds of people who had queued to collect child support grants, disability grants and old age pensions," said Pandarum.
The robber climbed over a high fence despite the presence of armed security guards.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective-Inspector Roy Singh of the SAPS Umzinto detective service.
Pandarum could not disclose how much was taken.
Oldies watch grants snatch
Canaan Mdletshe
Canaan Mdletshe
Hundreds of pensioners yesterday morning watched as robbers snatched a bag full of their grants and run.
Police spokesman Captain Vincent Pandarum said the loot was grabbed from a post office employee at the Vishnu Hall in Umzinto on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
"The money was to pay the hundreds of people who had queued to collect child support grants, disability grants and old age pensions," said Pandarum.
The robber climbed over a high fence despite the presence of armed security guards.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective-Inspector Roy Singh of the SAPS Umzinto detective service.
Pandarum could not disclose how much was taken.
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