Teenagers arrested for hijacking
2012-12-20 12:03
Pietermaritzburg - Police have arrested two teenagers in
connection with kidnapping a man and hijacking his Volvo S40 in the Pietermaritzburg
CBD.
A third suspect is still at large.
Police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane said the pair
allegedly approached Hoosen Mohamed, 47, and offered to wash his car as he waited
for the traffic lights to change at the intersection of Masukwana and Hoosen
Haffejee streets in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
He gave them R20, but told them he didn’t want his car
washed.
Knives
They allegedly opened his door, produced knives and ordered
Mohamed out of the vehicle. His hands were tied and he was forced into the boot
of the vehicle, said Zwane.
The suspects drove the vehicle to the kwaBusubeshe area in
Taylor’s Halt, about 20km outside Pietermaritzburg. They dumped Mohamed on the
side of the road and fled.
Police found the vehicle hidden among houses in the Hhaza
area in Mpophomeni, said Zwane. When the officers approached the vehicle, two
suspects got out of the vehicle and fled.
“Police then gave chase and arrested both suspects. A third
suspects is still at large,” he said.
Zwane said the victim suffered no injuries.
The suspects, aged 15 and 18, are expected to appear in the
Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court shortly.
