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They’ve arrested a mastermind behind the kidnappings of several foreigners, including a South African woman of German descent who was snatched outside their family business in Parow.
An investigation was launched for a missing lawyer after the detectives noted the “strange circumstances surrounding this incident”.
Mozambican gangster Nini Satar, who has been arrested this week, is suspected to be the head of a crime syndicate responsible for kidnapping a Cape Town businessman.
Liyaqat Parker, 65, was kidnapped on Monday by five armed men. Now his kidnappers have allegedly made their demand for a hefty ransom via email.
A Cape Town teen was forcibly taken from her home in Grassy Park on Monday morning and put in the back of a bakkie. The teenager said: “I was going to school and busy closing the front door when someone attacked me from behind. The person tried to suffocate me, but I fought back.”