Dawie Roodt

Efficient Group Chief Economist, Dawie Roodt and his family were attacked by 3 armed intruders in their house in an estate in Pretoria on Thursday evening around 20h00.

Dawie, his wife, their twin toddlers as well as his grown-up daughter were tied up in the study and held at gunpoint whilst the other criminals ransacked the house for valuables.

During the robbery there was a power failure in the area and Dawie used this opportunity to free himself. One of the assailants noticed this at which point Dawie convinced him that he had money in his vehicle in the garage. At an appropriate time at the garage Dawie attacked the assailant which led to the assailant stabbing and cutting Dawie multiple times. The assailants panicked because of the noise and they fled the property with the stolen goods.

Dawie was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery. He will have to undergo further surgery to restore the damage caused to his arm.

The family has been traumatised by the event but would like to thank everyone for the words of support.

Statement issued by the Efficient Group, July 24 2015