Hijackers leave victim at a cemetery following hijacking in Alex

Police detectives are investigating a hijacking that took place on 2 February in Alexandra that left a man tied up in a cemetery.

Alexandra police spokesperson Sergeant Simphiwe Mbatha said, “The complainant said that he was requested to pick up people at Balfour. He proceeded there to pick up two men going to Alexandra. As they approached Alexandra, the men in the car told him to stop, one of the men was on the phone and he is said to have told the people on the other end that they have arrived.”

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Mbatha said shortly thereafter, two other men entered the car with one of them pointing a firearm at the complainant and instructed him to not do anything stupid. He was then told to sit in the back of the vehicle and they drove him to a nearby cemetery.

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“The complainant said three suspects had firearms. He was told to get out of the vehicle and lie down and they tied him up with wires. Two suspects drove off with the victim’s vehicle.  Later, he untied himself and walked to a nearby street where he was helped by people who gave him money to go to the police station.

They took the complainant’s cell phones including a Huawei. The vehicle had been recovered.

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