Father and his two sons arrested for kidnapping

A father and his two sons are due in court on Monday, 15 August for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a woman.

FATHER AND HIS TWO SONS NABBED A WEEK LATER

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda detailed how the father and his two sons were nabbed for kidnapping.
“A multi-disciplinary operation involving members of the Head Office Crime Intelligence and police in Sedibeng cracked yet another kidnapping case when they arrested three suspects, a father and his two sons for the alleged kidnapping of a 27-year-old woman,” he said.

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“The team received information on Thursday last week (04 August 2022) that two women were allegedly hijacked and kidnapped when they were driving at Polokong in Sedibeng, south of Johannesburg”.

Netshiunda

He said one woman was found along the N1 South on the same night and the hijacked vehicle was also recovered.

A LETHAL WEAPON AND MONEY FOUND IN THEIR POSSESSION

“The search for the other woman ensued and she was rescued unharmed on Saturday, 06 August 2022. The team continued to search for the suspects and eventually made the breakthrough on Thursday, 11 August 2022 when they arrested the suspects at Evaton West.”

Netshiunda

He added the vehicle which was allegedly used during the commission of the crime was also found in the possession of the suspects.

“A firearm and an undisclosed amount of money were found at the premises,” he confirmed.

The SUSPECTS’ AGES REVEALED

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He further confirmed that the three suspects, aged 45, 27 and 21 will appear before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court this coming Monday.

This is not the first time for female victims to survive a kidnapping ordeal. Last month, a woman, a baby and a nanny survived a kidnapping after being snatched from a house during a robbery in Mpumalanga.