Arrests made over violent robbery of elderly Girrawheen couple

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Police person arrested 3 radical successful narration to the convulsive battle and robbery of an aged Girrawheen couple, and 1 different connected akin charges.

Ninette and Philip Simons were astatine location astatine their Allinson Drive spot on the evening of April 16 erstwhile 3 men allegedly knocked connected their doorway and produced a badge, allegedly claiming to beryllium constabulary officers.

Ninette and Philip Simons were assaulted and robbed successful their Girrawheen home.

The men allegedly said they had a warrant to hunt the location for stolen gold.

Once inside, 76-year-old Philip was allegedly tied up, portion 73-year-old Ninette, a caller crab survivor, was allegedly violently assaulted.

The 3 offenders allegedly fled the location with $200,000 worthy of jewellery and different items.

On Saturday, WA Police’s tactical effect radical searched respective Nollamara properties and astatine 1 recovered handcuffs, a WA Police badge wallet and a WA Police brim hat, arsenic good arsenic items of jewellery.

A 38-year-old antheral and a 24-year-old pistillate were arrested astatine the home. The antheral was charged with a fig of offences relating to the Girrawheen incident.

On Sunday a 48-year-old woman, who constabulary allege drove the men to and from the Girrawheen location connected the night, was besides arrested successful Balcatta.

Soon afterwards they arrested a 43-year-old antheral astatine a location successful Osborne Park, wherever they besides recovered jewellery. That antheral has present been charged successful narration to the aggravated location burglary.

A constabulary spokesperson said respective different radical were besides charged with related offences.

Ninette and Philip Simons spoke publically past week astir their ordeal successful the anticipation it would flush retired the perpetrators.

“I said, ‘she’s a crab patient, she’s conscionable travel retired of hospital,’” Philip said.

“But I could inactive perceive the screaming and punching.”

Ninette said she had thought she would die.

“I conscionable felt defenceless. I felt similar an idiot,” she said.

“I handed implicit each of my life’s savings connected a platter, lone to beryllium bashed for it. They could person conscionable taken it. I wasn’t adjacent screaming. I couldn’t due to the fact that helium was hitting me. I was submissive. It was truthful casual for them to instrumentality it all, wherefore did helium person to bash me?

“I felt similar I should person been dead. I don’t cognize however I survived this horrific thing.”

Inquiries are ongoing, and 1 offender remains outstanding. Detectives impulse anyone with accusation to interaction Crime Stoppers connected 1800 333 000 oregon study online via www.crimestopperswa.com.au.