Three men were arrested in Woodstock, suspected of involvement in a series of robberies targeting gay men on Grindr.
These arrests follow the assault and robbery of two men, aged 45 and 50, just days apart in Cape Town.
Earlier, on 11 June, a 45-year-old man who had turned to the dating app after losing his spouse was ambushed by two suspects in Bo-Kaap. He was strangled, tied up, stripped, and filmed. The robbers, armed with a gun and knife, threatened to kill him and stole R3 000 after forcing him to call his sister.
‘Please be aware of the scam that may have dangerous or deadly circumstances. What is positive is that the Hawks may have caught these scammers in Woodstock. Note there is no evidence to indicate that these criminals are from Woodstock.’
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