A screenshot of CCTV footage sent to Review of an attempted hijacking in Ladanna on Saturday night, 27 April
POLOKWANE – A woman escaped an attempted hijacking outside a store in Ladanna on Saturday evening, 27 April.
Onicha Otto explained to Review that she had gone to the store as her son and his friend wanted to buy a chocolate. “The next moment, my door was opened and I got hit in the face and I was pulled out of my car.”
In the video, you can see her son and his friend trying to get into the car to help her when the car reverses and a few seconds later, the man can be seen running away.
Otto says she hasn’t opened a case as yet but she will as soon as she recovers. Says she sent the video to Review to warn other people and to encourage them to be safe.
Read the full account of what happened in this week’s Review.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
