Three arrested in honeytrap kidnapping, robbery
The woman left the room and later returned with four men who demanded car keys and money from the client.
Two men and an alleged sex worker were charged with attempted robbery, kidnapping and theft of a motor vehicle in Sunnyside last week.
Sunnyside police spokesperson Captain Daniel Mavimbela said a honeytrap had been used to lure a motorist to Tambotie flats.
“It is reported that the victim had picked up the 22-year-old woman in the streets of Sunnyside last Wednesday night. They agreed on a sex transaction and proceeded to the flat,” said Mavimbela.
Once in the woman’s flat, the woman left and later returned with four other men.
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“These men then demanded the man’s car keys and money before leaving the flat but returned later and handed the car keys back to the man,” said Mavimbela.
“The man later noticed someone driving away in his car. Through our local informers’ network, we tracked down and arrested the alleged sex worker at the flats last Thursday.”
Mavimbela said the police arrested two foreign nationals between the ages of 30 and 34 years on Friday afternoon.
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The three were charged with kidnapping, attempted robbery and theft of motor vehicle.
They are expected in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court soon.
Mavimbela warned the police had several cases in which motorists were lured into flats, had their drinks spiked and were then robbed.
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