Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 19-01-2018
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says security at the Nirvana Haven in Lenasia must be beefed up following a robbery at the old age home.
Several elderly citizens were assaulted and robbed of their valuables after a group of about nine criminals forced their way into the old age Home in the early hours of Friday morning,
The criminals assaulted and tied up the security guard before raiding several homes in the complex.
While there were no reports of any injuries, some of the victims have been left traumatized by the incident.
The Kathrada Foundation’s Neeshan Balton says more needs to be done to protect elderly citizens from becoming victims of crime.
“The foundation condemns this attack on one of the most vulnerable sectors of our community. It is completely unacceptable. In my point of view the kind of lack security arrangements at the old age home which has been there for a long while, I think that is long overdue for a complete overhaul which will go a long way in terms of preventing such incident in the future.”
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