Attempted Montclair carjaking suspects in custody
The video of the incident went viral on social media and a case of attempted carjacking was opened in the Montclair police station for investigation.
TWO suspects aged 20 and 33 are in custody after they were arrested by eThekwini Inner South Cluster Task Team and Montclair police on 4 January 2020.
According to police, the pair appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on Monday, 6 January and were remanded until 13 January 2020.
“It is alleged that on 15 December 2019 at 1pm, a 45-year-old male was with his family in their vehicle on the corner of South Coast Road and Himalaya Drive when two armed males pointed them with firearms and shouted them to jump out of the vehicle. The complainant managed to reverse and drove off then suspects fled,” explained KZN police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala.
The video of the incident went viral on social media. A case of attempted carjacking was opened in the Montclair police station for investigation.
“An intelligence driven operation was conducted which led to the arrest of a 20-year-old suspect who was in possession of a firearm and a 33-year-old suspect. They were both arrested in Lamontville and charged for attempted carjacking whereas a 20-year-old suspect was also charged for possession of unlicensed firearm,” she added.
A 33-year-old suspect was also linked to a Montclair carjacking case where a motorist was hijacked of his vehicle on 22 November 2019 in the Montclair policing area.
The KZN Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula commended the police officers on the arrests and urged the community to ensure that they report criminal activities to the police as soon as the crime is committed so that the police can immediately commence with the investigation and bring the perpetrators to book.
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