A nine-year-old boy from Laudium in Tshwane has been reunited with his family after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal by foreign nationals.
Police said the boy was held captive for four days.A nine-year-old boy from Laudium in Tshwane has been reunited with his family after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal.
“The boy, whose parents are from Afghanistan, was forcefully taken from the house of the father’s friend in Laudium on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. “The suspects were found in possession of an unlicensed firearm, and it was discovered that they were in the country illegally. Further investigation led to the arrest of the fifth suspect, known to the family,” Masondo said.Masondo said the boy was taken to a medical care centre for observation and later reunited with his family.
Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Avele Fumba said preliminary reports revealed that four armed suspects allegedly breached a factory’s perimeter fence and encountered three boys aged 15 to 17.
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