A couple was tied up and robbed of valuables during a house robbery in Malmesbury, north of Cape Town, in the early hours of Monday.
Police spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana said the couple was sleeping when they heard a noise at their front door around 3am.
They were attacked by three armed men, two carrying firearms and the third a crowbar.
Rwexana said they were tied up while the men stole various items.
The husband sustained a head injury.
The robbers fled the scene on foot.
No arrests had been made. A case of house robbery was opened.
Couple tied up at gunpoint and robbed at home in Malmesbury
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A couple was tied up and robbed of valuables during a house robbery in Malmesbury, north of Cape Town, in the early hours of Monday.
Police spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana said the couple was sleeping when they heard a noise at their front door around 3am.
They were attacked by three armed men, two carrying firearms and the third a crowbar.
Rwexana said they were tied up while the men stole various items.
The husband sustained a head injury.
The robbers fled the scene on foot.
No arrests had been made. A case of house robbery was opened.
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