A hijacker who kidnapped and hijacked a 23-year-old woman who was driving a VW Polo has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment, in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court.
“The suspects drove off and put the woman and her boyfriend in another vehicle, a maroon Toyota Corolla,” said Mbele.
The Dobsonville Crime Prevention team came to the rescue of the kidnapped couple, when they spotted the Toyota Corolla and attempted to stop it, but the vehicle sped away. “The suspects increased speed in the vehicle and shot at the police, who retaliated, and the suspects’ vehicle bumped into an electrical pole. Two suspects jumped out and fled the scene.
“One suspect was shot in his thigh and was taken to hospital by an ambulance, under police guard,” said Mbele. Mbele said the conviction was due to the stellar work of Sergeant Zandile Magugu, of the Johannesburg Central Trio detectives.He said Kgolokholo was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances, 15 years imprisonment for kidnapping, five years imprisonment, and another five years for kidnapping.
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