A 22-year-old female who was abducted by two men in Mfolozi near Osindisweni – Kwazulu Natal was located partially naked by members of Reaction Unit South Africa at the rear of an Isuzu bakkie on Saturday night.
At approximately 22:27 the RUSA Headquarters received a call from a member of public requesting assistance for his sister whom he believed had been kidnapped by a neighbour.
The caller explained that his two sisters aged 22 and 15 were returning to their home from a shop in the area when a white Isuzu bakkie stopped and offered them a lift. One of the occupants in the vehicle was their neighbour.
Both females jumped into the back of the bakkie which took off in the direction of their residence. The bakkie failed to drop the girls off at their stop and continued driving. Both females jumped out of the moving vehicle.
The older sister injured herself in the process and was unable to getaway while her sister fled to her residence for assistance. When members of her family and the community proceeded to the location where they had hopped out of the vehicle they located her shoes. Her family then contacted RUSA for assistance.
Reaction Officers proceeded to the neighbours home, however, the victim could not be located. An extensive search was being conducted when Officers noticed a bakkie matching the description of the sought after vehicle. The bakkie was forcefully stopped & the passenger fled the scene.
The 22-year-old female was located at the back of the bakkie. She was intoxicated and her skirt and underwear pulled down. The driver claimed that the neighbour had sexual intercourse with the female.
The driver of the bakkie was handed over to the SAPS for further investigation.