The aunt of disgraced sprinter Oscar Pistoriushas been robbed at gunpoint at her home.
Lois Pistorius, 59, was surrounded by four men armed with guns and hammers as she waited in her car to enter her mansion in Pretoria.They stormed the property, where Oscar stayed while out on parole, and stole a purse and jewellery.
A maid and a security guard were also held at gunpoint during the siege, said family spokesman Johan van WykThe gang then fled in a black car which was waiting outside.
Oscar Pistorius is very close to his aunt Lois, who he calls 'mum'.
Her husband Arnold, Oscar's uncle, frequently acted as his spokesman following the killing of Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
Pistorius is currently serving a six-year sentence after his original conviction for culpable homicide was upgraded by South Africa's Supreme Court.The former Paralympic and Olympic star, known as the Blade Runner, shot Reeva through the toilet door at his home in the early hours of Valentine's Day.
He claimed he mistook her for an intruder.
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