AN ACT of kindness led to Hendrick Makaneta, Higher Education transformation network spokesman, being robbed.
The 41-year-old was robbed at home after picking up two young girls he said he felt sorry for at a shisa nyama in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, almost three weeks ago.
“They approached me and asked me for a lift home. They said they lived in West Park, which is not far from where I live.”
Hendrick told Daily Sun when they arrived where the girls claimed to live, they couldn’t find their keys in their handbags.
“They claimed to have lost them and asked me to accommodate them for the night. They looked young and frightened and I felt sorry for them so I decided to take them home with me.”
Hendrick said they stopped in Centurion to buy food and drinks before going to his house.
“We ate and drank at my house. I then fell into a deep sleep.”
According to Hendrick, he felt weak and dizzy when he woke up the next day.
“I looked for my cellphone and it was gone. I then realised the girls had also disappeared.”
He said they took his laptop and his wallet, which had R500 inside. A while later, the girls withdrew R150 from his bank account. He went to the police to open a case.
Captain David Miller, Lyttelton police spokesman, said a case of theft was being investigated.
“People should always keep an eye on their drinks when with strangers. They shouldn’t just let anyone they meet at a bar into their homes.”
