FREE STATE. – Two men, aged 32 and 34, will appear in the Zastron magistrate's court soon on a charge of house robbery after they allegedly broke into a woman's home in Itumeleng, Zastron, on Sunday night, shortly before midnight. Her daughter (15) and four-year-old son were at home with her. The woman recognised one of the suspects in the light of a torch.
Sergeant Sinah Mpakane, police spokesperson, says the woman woke up when someone forced the door open. One intruder was taking the television while the other stood near her bedroom. The light was still on and the woman says she recognised one of them. According to her, one held a stick and the other held an object that looked like an iron rod or knife. The intruders allegedly fled with the television, a two-plate stove, bank cards, a bracelet, a watch, a cellphone and a power bank.
Police arrested the two suspects and the investigation is ongoing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
