The swift response by police officers with the assistance of security guards led to the arrest of two suspects who were trying to hijack an e-hailing taxi driver in Morningside. It is alleged that the suspects requested the driver to take them from Windermere to Florida, on the way they grabbed him and robbed him of his belongings including vehicle keys.
Detectives who were driving past were alerted and swiftly responded, thus chasing the suspects. The suspects were arrested and taken to Berea police station for detention. A case of robbery and attempted carjacking was opened at Berea police station for investigation. The suspects will appear in the Durban Magistrates Court on Monday, 9 September 2019.
One of the suspects has been linked to a hijacking case of another e-hailing taxi driver which was opened in Newlands East police station in June this year where the driver was also stabbed.
One of the suspects was clad in municipal uniform and it was confirmed that he is not a municipal employee. Police are continuing to investigate to ascertain if they can link the suspects to similar pending cases in Durban and surroundings.