Preliminary investigations revealed that the children were forcefully removed from their scholar transport by armed suspects.
The 64-year-old driver allegedly fetched the children from Nirvana, where they live, and was driving along the R37 road, near the N1 bypass, when he was blocked by two vehicles – a white Kia Sorento and black Mercedes Benz.The suspects then forced the children out of the vehicle into their Mercedez-Benz and then drove off towards the direction of the R81 road, leaving the distraught driver on the scene.
“If the kidnappers have to go to such extents, it’s most likely because the family refuses to pay up and also if they are sure they cannot be tracked and traced.” Bolhuis said they expected the kidnappers to demand a large sum of money for the release of children. Last month an employee at a butchery and vegetable shop in Rosettenville was returned to his family unharmed after his kidnappers got away with a ransom payment.
“This has always been the problem with kidnapping; it only gets into the record when it is reported. Often they kidnap you, tell your family not to talk to the police and the family ends up not talking to the police,” said Ewi.
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