A 45-year-old father and his two sons aged 27 and 21 have been nabbed in connection with a hijacking and kidnapping of a 27-year-old woman.

This is follows a multi-disciplinary operation carried out by members of the Head Office Crime Intelligence and police in Sedibeng.

According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the team was alerted of a hijacking and kidnapping incident involving two women who were on their way to Polokong. The incident happened on August 4.

“One woman was found along the N1 South on the same night and the hijacked vehicle was also recovered.

“The search for the other woman ensued and she was rescued unharmed on August 6.”

Netshiunda reports that the team continued to search for the suspects and eventually made the breakthrough on August 11 when they arrested the suspects at Evaton West.

“The vehicle which was allegedly used during the commission of the crime was also found in the possession of the suspects. A firearm and an undisclosed amount of money were found at the premises.”

The three suspects will make an appearance at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Monday.