A business in Heidelberg, Gauteng, was taken down by three armed suspects and one of the women in this video displayed a level of bravery that sent chills down the spines of many viewers.
Watch: Heidelberg woman outwits robbers
The video footage embedded below was posted by renowned crime reporter Yusuf Abramjee, on Friday evening. While it was not accompanied by any context, many viewers were left gobsmacked by the brazen actions of one of the women who were held at gunpoint.
CCTV footage that captured the heart-wrenching ordeal shows at least three men who were involved in the daylight robbery. The unmasked men did the rounds inside the office where three women were seated, probably scared to death at the events that were unfolding before them.
One woman, donning a yellow dress, happily obliged with the gunman as he snatched her necklace and chucked her black handbag into a yellow refuse bag.
Then, while two other gunmen tended to a desk out of frame, the robber handling the woman in the yellow dress was lured onto the desk of her colleague, who had placed a petty cash box that held an unknown quantity of cash notes.
The man’s attention was totally turned away from the woman in the yellow dress who, in an act of bravery, reached into the refuse bag and snatched back her handbag. Before the robber could turn his attention back to her, she’d tucked the bag under her desk and while he looked around, possibly intoxicated by adrenaline, the woman pretended to reach out for a roll of toilet paper but, in a split second, chucked her phone underneath a paper tray.
The video cuts off as the men make it out of the office, fortunately, without harming the victims.
It is unclear, at this stage, when this transpired or how much money was stolen from the business.
Here’s the video footage that’s gone viral on social media:
Business robbery: Heidelburg. Cash stolen. #CrimeWatch pic.twitter.com/77c03KFaLS
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) October 15, 2021