THE Durban Regional Court convicted and sentenced Zama Zakhe Zulu, (35), to 12 years imprisonment for kidnapping and five years for theft on 1 March.
These sentences will run consecutively.
According to Col Thembeka Mbele, it is alleged on 20 February 2018 at 10.30pm, a 21-year-old woman took a taxi from South Beach to Smith Street.
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“When she asked the driver to jump off at Smith Street, the taxi did not stop and instead the driver locked the door and was assisted by another man who was in the taxi. The accused’s accomplice threatened the victim and took the complainant’s bag with her belongings. The victim threw herself out of the moving taxi, sustained injuries and was taken to hospital for medical assistance,” she said.
Charges of kidnaping and theft were opened at Durban Central SAPS. On 24 February 2018, the taxi driver was arrested in Point Road while driving another taxi. “He made several court appearances and his bail was denied until his sentence. His accomplice is still at large and being sought by police,” said Mbele.
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