After the landlord told the strangers that he had no money, one of them hit him on the head again. Even when the landlord fell unconscious, the perpetrators did not let up: “They sprayed water in my face so that I would wake up again.” This time the men threatened: “Money or death!” Fearing for his life, Soete finally revealed where the safe was. The two strangers then tied the landlord’s hands and feet.
