South Africa: The Reaction Unit South Africa has received reports of a home invasion in the Willow Close area of Trenance Park – KZN. The victim involved in the incident is a 63-year-old female. The incident happened in the afternoon hours of Thursday.
The officials have revealed that the victim sustained minor injuries during the home invasion. Several community members contacted the Members of the Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA). They were dispatched to the scene at approximately 15:34 to assist with the incident.
The reaction officers noted that they received the calls at the Operations Centre for assistance. The reaction officers who arrived at the scene interviewed the victim.
It was established after the interview that four males entered the yard and held up the victim. One suspect was armed with a firearm and a second suspect had a knife in his possession.
The robbers manhandled the 63 year old victim and overpowered her, forcing her to sit on the ground. Afterwards, the suspects entered the house of the victim and threatened three teenagers and a one-year-old child.
The suspects stole two Samsung cellphones and fled the house of the victim. The female victim then asked the neighbours for assistance, who eventually contacted the authorities.
Reaction Officers started looking for the suspects but were not able to track anyone down or make any arrests.
Meanwhile the people of the country have expressed their disappointment on the situation. One of the social media users said, “The people cannot even live in peace in their own homes anymore.”
Further, many other social media users have suggested that the South Africa Police Service must conduct regular patrols in the crime prone areas like Trenance Park Verulam, they claimed that this is the right thing to do.
Another user complained that the police officials do not take these criminal activities seriously. Despite the increasing number of incidents, the law still neglects random stops and searches of people fitting the description of these recent criminal acts.
3 or 4 African men walking or driving in neighbourhoods they don’t belong to, would be suspicious enough for our law enforcement to stop and search them