Nine held hostage, suspects escape with victim’s car
Three men on Monday night stormed the business place and home of a family, where nine were held hostage and robbed of valuables. The Police have since been able to put their hands on surveillance cameras that were situated in the business, where the identities of the men are likely to be discovered since they were not masked.
One of the men caught on camera
According to a victim, she left home in her red Toyota Runx, PPP 8667. She arrived at the shop around 21:00hrs when she saw a man lying flat on the ground. She said she was of the opinion that he was drunk and proceeded until she saw a man coming out with a gun. The woman said she tried to run back to her car but was dragged into the shop by one of the four men.
She recalled that three of the men were armed with guns and one was outside “looking out”.
Nine people were on the floor, including the shop owners, according to her. The men sped off in one of the victim’s car with cash, jewellry and shop items.
“Nobody was injured but they just pull we hard,” she said.
Ranks from the La Grange Police Station arrived at the scene 15 minutes after the incident occurred.
The victim said that she wishes for her name to be withheld.
She informed that the shop keeper would have noted that there is usually a gang of boys that would “lime at the shop”. However, on the evening of the episode, they were not present.
The men were all unknown to the victims who included three women and six men.
Investigations are ongoing.