Robber breaks woman's face with sewing machine

Pretoria - A robber hit a woman's face with her sewing machine so badly that she broke her cheekbone, jaw, nose and brow, and has had to have surgery to have her face rebuilt.

Netwerk24's George Germishuys reported on Tuesday that Annette Heunis, 58, was attacked in her Rietfontein, Pretoria, on Friday morning.

She and one of her daughters, Nadia Heunis, 34, woke up to hear dogs barking and noises outside the house.