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A six-year-old boy made a hero during an alleged house robbery.
Duncan Alfreds, News24, archive
- The intruder had a difficult time fleeing with a television from a home in Greenbushes after the six-year-old girl stood guard in front of him.
- The suspect entered the home while the girl’s mother, who is a domestic worker at home, was having lunch in her room and had left the girl watching television in the main house.
- He fled with a laptop and was later found standing on the side of the road at a nearby squatter camp.
A six-year-old Port Elizabeth girl was the heroine of the day after she stopped an intruder from fleeing with a television.
According to police, the girl’s mother, a domestic worker at a residence in Greenbushes, had left the girl watching television in the main house and headed to her rooms in the courtyard for lunch when an unknown man armed with a panga barged in. in the room.
The incident occurred shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
The 27-year-old suspect threatened to harm the woman and took her cell phone and R1 000 before taking her home, demanding that they show him the safe.
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Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that when the suspect was inside the house, he entered the room and threatened the girl, while telling her mother to turn off the television.
But the suspect was in for a surprise, since the girl was unperturbed by his threats and stood guard in front of the television, refusing to release him.
“She [the girl], in turn threatened the suspect, telling him that he would call the ouma that he was sleeping in the other room. The boy then ran from the living room to the bedroom to alert the 75-year-old woman who was sleeping at the time.
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“The old woman woke up and upon hearing the commotion, she headed into the room. Upon seeing the woman, the suspect ran out the back door with a laptop. The panic alarm went off immediately,” Naidu said.
Identified
After reporting the case to the police, the girl’s mother was patrolling with the investigating officer at a nearby squatter camp when they saw the suspect standing on the side of the road.
“He was positively identified. The laptop and cell phone [were] recovered. Also in her bag, she had two other laptops, “Naidu added.
The suspect was arrested and charged with burglary and possession of allegedly stolen property.
He is expected to appear in Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Monday.
Police have urged anyone with a lost laptop to contact investigating officer Priscilla Xotyeni at 083 594 3980.
Nelson Mandela Bay Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Tembisile Patekile praised the little heroine for her brave stance against the suspect.
“This girl was not aware of the danger she was in and the only thing that worried her was that no one would take the television from her. We are glad that they did not harm her or the other occupants of the house.”
