A woman in her twenties was burnt with an iron during a robbery at her residence in Esenembe – Upper Tongaat, KZN today (Sunday).
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) were called our to the residence at approximately 12:21. On arrival it was established that three men with knives held up the female and her domestic employee. They ransacked the home in search of valuebles. During the robbery they burnt the victim with an iron in an attempt to extract information regarding firearms and other valuables.
During the robbery the victims father driver onto the property. The suspects attempted to hold him up but were unsuccessful due to him driving off.
The robbers then stole a red VW Polo with an ND registration and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash and four cellphones.
Reaction Officers conducted an extensive search for the suspects who are believed to have fled towards Ndwedwe however no arrests were made.