\u201cI was busy gardening in my yard when I was approached by three men who wanted to ask a few questions,\u201d said the victim of armed robbers, who would like to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a for sale sign on my gate advertising a quad bike I wanted to sell, in which the men pretended to be interested.<\/p>
\u201cThey came into the yard and took a look at it and said they would return at the end of the month.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Albemarle resident said the horror started when one of the robbers asked for water.<\/p>
\u201cAs they were leaving, one of the men asked for water and I showed him the tap, and explained that I use the outside tap, when gardening, as I am usually too dirty to go inside the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the man insisted on drinking from a glass I realised that something was not right.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I reached for the keys, I wanted to press the panic button, but I pressed the garage door button instead and, when the men realised that I had pressed the wrong button, they took out their guns and forced me inside the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
The resident explained that he was not home alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife was in the house and we were both beaten and tied up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe men took our belongings and loaded them into their car and took off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am reaching out to the community to be extra vigilant, as these men were all well-dressed and presentable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were all wearing jackets so as to hide their guns and they were driving a metallic red Toyota Yaris.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe vehicle is dented on the front left.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t wish what happened to us on anybody, please be careful and alert at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n
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