House robbed with help of domestic workers

The majority of violent armed robberies involve domestic workers and gardeners.
Research done on residential robberies by Dr Rudolph Zinn, of Unisa's department of criminal and forensic investigations, shows that 80% of house robberies take place thanks to the insider-information criminals obtained from domestic workers, gardeners and former employees.

Domestic workers 'helped robbers'

A Bryanston house was robbed in Sandton this morning, with the help of domestic workers

Four men robbed a house in Sandton, allegedly with the assistance of two domestic workers, Johannesburg police said on Friday.

Inspector Lee Ramdiyal said the incident happened on Thursday morning in Bryanston."

The men gained access to the complex by pretending to be "service providers".

They then accosted the home owner, tied her up and ransacked the house of jewellery, cash, firearms and laptop.

The robbers fled in a white car.

After a police investigation it was suspected that the domestic workers could be involved in the robbery. The domestic workers, aged 27 and 29, were traced and arrested."

The domestic workers were in possession of some of the jewellery and cash that was taken during the robbery."

A man, aged 59, was arrested for the robbery as well. He was found in possession of a firearm and a large amount of cash.

Those arrested are being detained at the Sandton police station on charges of armed robbery..