Residents living in Hayfields believe there is a repeat burglar who continues to terrorise the area with his latest antics resulting in a stolen security light and threats to a resident on Monday night. The threatened resident, who asked not to be named, said the burglar had also been there on Sunday and the same man had previously burgled her property three times. The same man is suspected of having stabbed another resident during an incident last year.
We are sitting in our homes with our alarms activated, and we even use strategies to ensure we can move from our cars into our homes without being targeted by the intruder, as he is very quick in his movements. “We feel that nothing is being done to assist us, as he is able to gain entry and leave the property so swiftly,” said the resident. In a previous incident, the burglar stabbed another resident with a screwdriver and fled the home with a handbag and other valuables.
Residents said burglars hide in overgrown grass and escape through it after committing crimes. Hayfields ward councillor Edith Elliot said it had been established that people were squatting in the overgrown grass and that several requests had been made for the grass to be cut. “The grass is being used for squatting and, as a result, residents are being targeted in their homes.
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We are hopeful that if the grass is cut, the area will no longer be used as a hideout or escape route for criminals,” she said. Last month,The Witnessreported Msunduzi Municipality spokesperson Ntobeko Mkhize saying an intensive grass-cutting and vegetation maintenance programme was under way.
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