According to Sydenham police spokesman, Cpt Myentherin Lazarus, the Spencer Road family was having supper at around 7:30pm when the father of the household, who is also a member of the SANDF had heard someone break the gate.
“He immediately took his family into a safe room but the men had forced their way into the house. While trying to close the door, the men were stopping them from doing so. The men then started firing shots at them. As his family pushed on the door, the father went to his safe, got his firearm and returned fire. Four of the assailants fled towards the front door, while one of them ran to the bedroom,” he said.
