Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, police spokesperson says it is reported that on the said day, the Emergency Medical Services received a strange call about a woman who was in labour (giving birth) at a farm near Belfast on the Spitzkop Road road.
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An ambulance, a VW Crafter was then dispatched to attend. At around 21follow-ups said that a follow-up call was received by the paramedics whereby the caller requested to meet with the medical staff at a certain spot for the direction to the scene.
Little did the medical staff know that this was an orchestrated robbery that was paraded as an emergency call.
As the ambulance arrived at the place mentioned by the caller, two males wearing balaclavas that covered their faces are said to have then emerged.
The suspects allegedly held them hostage and took their cell phones from them before they tied them up with cable ties but kept them inside the ambulance.
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The said ambulance was reportedly driven to another place where five more suspects were noticed.
It is further reported that the suspects allegedly stripped the vehicle of its gearbox, engine, two tyres as well as battery. The total estimated value of the vehicle parts stolen is about R300 000.
These motor parts were then loaded into another vehicle and surprisingly the suspects gave the EMS personnel, the cell phones taken earlier before they left the scene.
The victims later managed to alert their supervisor and directed them to the location where they were. They (victims) were then rescued and the incident was reported to the police in Belfast where a case of robbery was reported. A manhunt has since been launched for the suspects.