The Hawks believe the kidnappers could be part of a syndicate responsible for kidnappings in the Western Cape.
These two alarming kidnapping-for-ransom cases have rocked the Western Cape’s scenic winelands region.
Susana Kennedy has been spreading the word of a child abduction across social media, stating that her biological father, a man named Carlos Rebelo, was abusive towards her and that she knows “what he is capable of”.
There is now a deep concern about “escalating incidents of criminality against tourists” in the Eastern Cape.
A multidisciplinary team was led to a hotel in East Gate and two apartments in Fourways where they arrested six suspects and seized drugs suspected to be crystal meth worth R300 million.
The desperate hunt for kidnapped businessman Calvin Naidoo enters the sixth day, with the kidnappers now demanding a ransom.
South Africa’s ‘Grindr Gang’ has been running rampant, but at least three Sowetan men alleged to be part of the kidnapping for ransom operation appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court.
Insurers are warning Saffas about this new form of crime making waves in the country, as criminals target anyone, and change their demands depending on how quickly they can get something out.
This worrying trend is bolstered by the fact that we are listed seventh in the world for organised crime activities.
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Last week, Carlee Russell was driving home from work when she called 911 to say she was stopping her car to check on a toddler who was walking on the highway and then called a family member who lost contact with her.
“I am requesting any assistance to facilitate, help me build a bridge to the outside world.”
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A man was shot and killed at a restaurant in Rondebosch shortly after a woman was rescued from an attempted kidnapping situation.
An investigation was launched for a missing lawyer after the detectives noted the “strange circumstances surrounding this incident”.
Most alarmingly, kidnapping syndicates are extending their victim pool, increasingly targeting mid- to lower-income individuals now.
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A woman was snatched from her bright yellow Audi R8 in broad daylight on Thursday, right outside the company reportedly owned by her husband.
The kidnappers are holding the animals, aged between two and five, hostage and demanding a six-figure ransom.
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your baby in a shopping trolley closest of all.
37-year-old Akter Pradhan was kidnapped in broad daylight last Friday. It hasn’t taken long for the kidnappers’ ransom demands to be made.
The scourge of kidnappings across the Cape continues and the syndicates pulling them off appear to operate with impunity.
Shortly before 8AM yesterday, six suspects took Shahnawaz Asghar from outside his home and fled the scene in a vehicle with cloned licence plates.
The CEO and founder of Good Hope Construction in Parow was snatched from his office in March by a gang of men wielding AK-47s.
California law enforcement wrongly accused a couple of lying about their kidnapping ordeal, likening it to ‘Gone Girl’, until the perpetrator was finally arrested.
More harrowing details have emerged about businesswoman Sandra Munsamy’s intense 162-day hostage situation following her 2019 kidnapping.
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The kidnapping of businessmen in our country shows no signs of slowing down, as a hardware store owner in Vereeniging was taken on Thursday morning.
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