Man dressed as woman among gang that robbed Umhlanga jeweller

23 August 2018 - 12:28 By Jeff Wicks
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Three men entered the jewellery store - one dressed as a woman - before the guns came out.
Three men entered the jewellery store - one dressed as a woman - before the guns came out.
Image: Jeff Wicks

A man was injured in a daytime jewellery heist on Umhlanga’s plush Chartwell Drive on Thursday morning.

It is understood that three men entered Anastasia Jewellers‚ one of whom was dressed as a woman.

They accosted the store clerk and smashed display cabinets before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of jewellery.

The clerk sustained a head injury and was treated at the scene by paramedics.

This is a developing story.


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