By Bev Mortimer:
A 71 year-old St Francis Bay woman was struck on her face and stabbed on her forehead, then robbed in her own home.
According to a police report from the SAP Corporate Communications, the 71 year old St Francis Bay woman was attacked in her home and robbed during the early hours of Sunday morning, (6 April 2012).
According to police information, the woman was asleep and was awoken at about 2:30 am when her bedroom light was switched on. An unknown man was standing in her bedroom.
The woman enquired whether he was the security guard. She realized that he was not the guard when he took her handbag and cell phone from her bedside table. She managed to press the panic button.
The man stabbed her on her forehead and slapped her on her face. He then ran off.
The woman received about 25 stitches to her forehead. Police are investigating a case of Armed Robbery. No arrests have been made.
All articles written, all photos taken, plus all adverts designed, by the Editor and printed in the St Francis Chronicle are protected by Copyright. Reproduction or copying of any part of the contents of this newspaper and its concept and design can only be done with the Editor’s written permission.
