UPDATE: Two killed in Garsfontein house robbery

[Jase]

Two people were killed and three injured during a house robbery in Garsfontein on Wednesday morning.

Police said a family of five were ambushed by attackers at their home in Mias Street.

A neighbour said two men forced open a wooden door that led to the house.

The robbers pointed a gun at the man and forced the family upstairs, said the resident

The rest of the story here

This incident is around a block away from where I live.

 

[thestaggy]

For some reason I cannot open the link. Please tell me the criminals got knackered and not the victims.

 

[Venomous]

The car was found so soon.

It was not an intended robbery.

It was a breakin with intent to hurt. The rest of the electronics taken as a bonus.
If they were vehicle thiefs they would have taken it and made spares very quickly. More likely just a convenient getaway vehicle.

According to the article the man is in govt

 

[Jase]

For some reason I cannot open the link. Please tell me the criminals got knackered and not the victims.

Try now. I don't often post so apologies if the link did not work.

 

[skimread]

There is more to the story. Robbers wound't be so brazen stabbing people while the neighbours could here the screams.

According to the neighbour, the male family member was a senior official in government.

Robbers could have easily been paid to kill them it and stage it to look like a robbery

Government staff fighting for positions or the guy had info on corruption or he himself was corrupt and had large amounts of cash at his house?