72-year-old woman kills robber

**FrankH** · 13-06-2011, 00:51

72-year-old woman kills robber

2011-06-12 22:09

Johannesburg - A 72-year-old woman living on her own shot and killed an intruder in St Francis Bay after she was tied up and threatened, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.

Two men broke into her house through a window at 03:00 on Sunday and confronted her with a knife and screwdriver, spokesperson Marianette Olivier said.

She was blindfolded, tied up and forced to tell the men the pin numbers to her bank cards.

"While one of the men left with her car to draw money from her account, she managed to untie herself and got a firearm from the cupboard.

The man tried to grab her .38 Special and she fired shots, killing him. The second man came back, saw her standing with the gun and ran away."

A case of murder and house robbery was opened.

"No one has been charged with murder. We will do formal investigations, send a docket to the public prosecutor and then a decision will be made," she said.

http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Ne...obber-20110612

- SAPA

Well Done!!

**Gidsie** · 13-06-2011, 01:09

Must be the first armed robbery in st Francis Bay in many, many years.. my parents have a place there..

**G-force** · 13-06-2011, 07:48

Well done Tannie.She also needs free ammunition.

**Skurk777** · 13-06-2011, 08:20

One frail (physically) lady vs 2 young men and she came out the other side. Why - because she was armed. Because she was armed - it levelled the playing field.