The Swakopmund police this week launched a manhunt after an elderly couple residing at Rössmund, about 5km outside Swakopmund, was brutally attacked and robbed during the early morning hours of Wednesday, 11 February (about 3:33).

As per the Erongo police spokesperson, Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula it is alleged that the couple, aged 83 and 80 respectively, were sleeping when four masked males, armed with knives, entered their house through the bathroom window and started assaulting them. The robbers ransacked the house and got away with one Apple laptop, two IPads, one Apple Cell phone, one Smart watch and jewelleries. “The suspects left the scene in an unknown manner, and the victims were taken to Cottage hospital in Swakopmund by Emed-rescue. The female victim was treated and discharged from the hospital while her husband is still admitted in a stable condition,” the police report states.

No arrests were made yet and the police is appealing for public assistance on this matter.

Anyone with information that will lead to the arrest of these suspects can contact Detective Senior Inspector Rose Tjihavero on 0814137105 or the nearest Police Station.

By Marshallino Beukes