Fortunately she managed to escape and the suspect was arrested by police this morning, 24 May 2022 at Mzinti near Komatipoort (in Nkomazi), according to Brigadier Selvy Mohlala.
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A firearm as well as drugs were seized at the house where the woman was held.
According to the report, whilst the woman was hitchhiking around 19h00 on Monday, 23 May 2022, a man driving in a grey VW Golf emerged and offered her a lift.
It is alleged that along the way the woman was given a drink and thereafter passed out. She reportedly woke up at a certain house known to her around 12 midnight.
“The man who was allegedly in possession of a firearm held her hostage but she somehow managed to escape and reached the main road,” said Mohlala.
The female victim eventually made it to the Tonga Police Station where she reported the incident. The members immediately followed the detailed information as described by the victim thereby making it to the house where she was earlier held hostage.
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Fortunately the suspect who is from KZN Province was found by the police and swiftly arrested. Further than the firearm and ammunition that members found in the possession of the suspect at the scene, they discovered 392 grams of dagga, as well as 44 sachets of nyaope.
The astute members also found that the serial numbers of the firearm were filled off.
He is currently facing charges, including illegal possession of a firearm with ammunition, possession of illegal drugs and could be linked to the woman’s kidnapping incident.