Domestic held by armed men

A DOMESTIC worker was held at gunpoint at a Summerstrand house in Port Elizabeth yesterday while two men ransacked the residence.

Police spokesman Captain Johan Rheeder said the woman was alone at the Ben Viljoen Road house shortly after 1pm when she came across the two men, armed with firearms.

"She was outside in the back garden and as soon as she entered the house the men pointed a gun at her. They held her at gunpoint and made her sit in a bedroom before ransacking the house and taking three television sets, jewellery, laptops and music equipment. After they fled she managed to alert the authorities," he said.

Officers on the scene said the men gained entry through an unlocked back door.

Some of the stolen items were recovered in the nearby bush. – Gareth Wilson