The swift response by members of the JTG Highway Patrol, Kuruman detectives and K9 Unit on Sunday, 03 March 2024, resulted in the apprehension and arrest of six male suspects for their alleged involvement in the hijacking and attack of a male victim in Bathlaros.
According to information, the victim was allegedly hijacked on Sunday morning, 03 March 2024 at approximately 02:00, in Bathlaros. The suspects stabbed the victim multiple times and drove with him to Mokala mall in Kuruman, where they continued beating him demanding the pin of his bank card.
After withdrawing money from the victim’s bank account at the ATM, they drove with him to a second ATM in Kuruman where they again withdraw cash.
The suspects then drove the victim’s grey Renault Kwid with him to the cemetery close to the Kalahari high school where they left him.
The suspects fled the scene in the hijacked Renault, leaving the badly injured victim for dead.
At approximately 09:00 this morning, a passer-by discovered a badly injured male and assisted him in contacting his family and the police.
The SAPS team was mobilised and patrolled the area in Mapiniki, where they spotted the hijacked vehicle driving towards them.
The members forced the vehicle off the road and arrested the six males who were found in possession of knives believed to be the instruments used to assault the victim.
The grey Renault Kwid was also confiscated and the victim was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
The suspects are expected to appear in the Kuruman Magistrate’s Court soon.
The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola applauded the team for their relentless efforts in the pursuit of bringing perpetrators to justice. The police will not tolerate lawlessness in the province, she stated.
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