Five in custody for guest farm robbery

FIVE men were arrested over the weekend in connection with an armed robbery which took place at the guest farm Hoffnung in the Khomas Region on Friday.

The farm belongs to businessman Heinz Dresselhaus. According to Police information, five men entered the farm at around 23h00 on Thursday, sneaking up on Dresselhaus and his guests as they entered the premises.Dresselhaus had been hosting Germany’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture at the time.The suspects apparently tied up their victims, including the deputy minister and Dresselhaus’s wife, before demanding the keys to his safe.They took money, a cellphone, two digital cameras, three watches, a range-finder, a pair of binoculars, jewellery and other items.The suspects then fled with the farm owner’s Land Cruiser.The car was later recovered at Taxi Rank 80 in Katutura.Police recovered 15 040 Euros, U$3 700, and N$1 020 of the stolen money.According to Police information, five men entered the farm at around 23h00 on Thursday, sneaking up on Dresselhaus and his guests as they entered the premises.Dresselhaus had been hosting Germany’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture at the time.The suspects apparently tied up their victims, including the deputy minister and Dresselhaus’s wife, before demanding the keys to his safe.They took money, a cellphone, two digital cameras, three watches, a range-finder, a pair of binoculars, jewellery and other items.The suspects then fled with the farm owner’s Land Cruiser.The car was later recovered at Taxi Rank 80 in Katutura.Police recovered 15 040 Euros, U$3 700, and N$1 020 of the stolen money.