On 6 April 2017 at 22:00, a 36-year-old male drove into his driveway at his home in Northdale in a white VW Polo. He was allegedly accosted in the driveway by six unknown males and held up with a firearm.
The suspects took the vehicle and sped off. The victim and members of the community jumped into another vehicle and pursued the suspects. On the way, they met Pietermaritzburg K9 Unit members and informed them about the incident.
The K9 Unit members gave chase and stopped the vehicle in Birmingham Road, where the suspects crashed the vehicle and fled into the nearby bushes. K9’s were utilized and two suspects, both aged 23 were swiftly apprehended. The remaining suspects escaped. The arrested suspects were charged for car hijacking and they appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court on 7 April 2017.
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