Couple arrested for kidnapping of 2 Britons and arson

South African Police Service

Couple arrested for  kidnapping of 2 Britons and arson
Couple arrested for kidnapping of 2 Britons and arson

The Hawks’ Crimes against the State, Durban Serious Organised Crime Unit and Durban Crime Intelligence KZN has launched a full investigation in relation to the alleged kidnapping of two South African Britons on 12 February 2018.

The couple are suspected to have been kidnapped at or near Bivane dam, Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal.

Possible suspects were identified as Mr Sayfydeen Aslam Del Vecchio (38) and Mrs Fatima Patel (27). The suspects appeared briefly at Vryheid Magistrate Court on Monday 19 February 2018. The two are expected to appear again on 01 March 2018 for a formal application.

They are facing charges of kidnapping alternatively robbery and arson in respect of several hectors of sugar cane fields they torched and destroyed in 2017 value R2m at Hullets plantations and possible contravention of Protection Constitutional Democracy against Terrorists and Other Related Activities (POCDATARA).

The Priority Crime Litigation Unit (PCLU) from the NPA is providing assistance with the prosecution.

The Hawks are exploring all lines of inquiry and cannot comment further while the investigation is ongoing. More arrests are imminent.

South Africa Today – South Africa News

SOURCESouth African Police Service