Trio task team nab hijacking couple, Kuruman

South African Police Service

Trio task team nab hijacking couple, Kuruman
Trio task team nab hijacking couple, Kuruman

A 22 year old woman and a 19 year old man have been arrested and charged with hijacking following a vehicle which was hijacked in the early hours of Saturday, 12 January 2019. The owner of a white VW Polo hatchback alleged that at about 04:00, he gave two males and a female a lift from Kuruman CBD to Seoding village.

While they were driving in the direction of Seoding Village, the female suspect asked the driver to stop as she wanted to urinate. The male suspects also climb out of the vehicle after the driver stopped to allow the female suspect to urinate. They attacked the driver and sped off with his vehicle.

The vehicle was later found abandoned at about 09:00 in Batlharos village, Nanana Section. The arrest of both the suspects were affected after the Trio Task Team followed the leads which linked the duo with the carjacking. They were arrested in Seoding village.

Both suspects are facing charges of car hijacking and they are expected to appear before the Mothibistad Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 15 January 2019.

The Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Cape, Lieutenant General Risimati Shivuri commended his members for job well done, by arresting the suspects.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service