The South African Police Service arrested five suspects for kidnapping a four-year-old Afghan boy from his father's friend's home in Laudium, Tshwane.
The child was kidnapped from the house of his father's friend, and the police found him in Danville on 24 January 2025SA was furious after five suspects were arrested for kidnapping in Tshwane. Images: Brenton Geach/ Gallo Images via Getty Images and Ekaterina Concharova arrested two foreign nationals for kidnapping a four-year-old boy from the home of his father's friend in Laudium, Tshwane, on 21 January 2025. He was found three days later in Danville, Pretoria .
Two more suspects were arrested, and a fifth suspect, known to the family, was arrested after further investigations. The police recovered an unlicensed firearm. The suspects are expected to appear before the Attridgeville Magistrates"Mass illegal immigrant deportation is the solution, but our present politicians enjoy hearing evil things happening to innocent, defenceless people."The women were buying a camera when the suspects approached their vehicle.
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