Shirley Hasssan was allegedly shot and killed on her way to work on Thursday morning. Photo: Pixabay.

Suspect arrested for hijacking and murder of e-hailing driver

The police allege the suspect shot and killed a 38-year-old e-hailing driver before taking his vehicle in Umbilo, KwaZulu-Natal.

by Storm Simpson

15-06-2022 17:09

in News

Shirley Hasssan was allegedly shot and killed on her way to work on Thursday morning. Photo: Pixabay.

The police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) arrested a 38-year-old suspect for the hijacking and murder of an e-hailing driver on Tuesday, 14 June.

HIJACKING AND MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED

South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said members from the KwaMashu station were conducting crime prevention duties along Malandela Road when they received a complaint about a hijacked vehicle.

The officers spotted the hijacked silver vehicle speeding along and brought it to a halt near a taxi rank. When the vehicle stopped, three men leapt from it and fled the scene on foot.

The police managed to stop one of the suspects. He was carrying a bag that contained a .38 revolver and 31 bullets.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the vehicle had been hijacked after the suspect had shot and killed a 38-year-old e-hailing driver on Grundel Road in Umbilo,” said Ngcobo.

The arrested suspect appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. His next court appearance will be in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder and hijacking.

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