Aug 20, 2013    Posted by Sunette   

Family attacked, assaulted and robbed in Sasolburg, FREE STATE

A couple and their son were attacked in their home in Sasolburg on Sunday afternoon and severely assaulted, tied up and robbed by 3 black men.

Johan Duvenhage (55) and his son, Johan jr. (33) were busy in their garage on Sunday afternoon when a gang of armed robbers attacked them. The attackers threatened to shoot them and told them to close the remote controlled garage doors.
When they couldn’t close the doors the attackers forced them into the house where they forced Mr Duvenhage onto the floor. One of the attackers subdued him by putting his foot on his head while the other removed his shoes and tied his hands and feet with his shoe laces.
Johan jr. was also tied up and the attackers forcefully removed his wedding ring, injuring his finger. The attackers then covered his head with a blanket and removed his father’s ring.
Mrs Talitha Duvenhage (55) was tied to a chair but managed to get up and press the panic button. This did not perturb the attackers who simply forced her onto a couch and started beating her over the head with a firearm.
One of the attackers then went outside to wait for the security guard. When he arrived he was overpowered by the attackers, brought into the house and also tied up.
Mr Duvenhage got up and locked the door of the TV room. The attackers kicked it down and started assaulting Mr Duvenhage sr. until he lost consciousness.
Johan and Talitha Duvenhage both sustained serious head injuries.
The attackers fled with money, jewellery and electric wares.