School pupil 'faked kidnapping to get R7,000 ransom out of his parents': A high school pupil who, with a friend, allegedly faked his own kidnapping in a bid to make his parents pay a R7,000 ransom got himself arrested instead and will appear in court on…
The father received several messages from his son's number but there was no answer when he called back. Stock photo.A high school pupil who, with a friend, allegedly faked his own kidnapping in a bid to make his parents cough up a R7,000 ransom got himself arrested instead and will appear in court on Monday.The pupil, aged 20 from Limpopo, left for school about 3km from home on Friday morning but failed to return as expected.
The husband was also surprised because he said he received several messages from his son's number indicating that he must call him but when he called back, he didn't answer,” said police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo.Classmates confirmed he did not attend school on the day. Later that evening an unknown person phoned the family using the “victim’s” number and demanded R7,000, threatening to kill the victim if they failed to comply.
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