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Cape Town law enforcement officer arrested on kidnapping, extortion and murder charges

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CapeTownlogoIOL News reports that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested a 43-year-old City of Cape Town Law Enforcement officer on Monday on charges of murder, kidnapping, and extortion.

The officer is attached to the Anti-Land Invasion Unit. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi said the kidnapping was alleged to have taken place on 16 May in Kraaifontein and added: “The victim was last seen by a friend who reported that the victim (friend) went to Bellville to view a vehicle he intended to purchase and never came back. Instead, another friend of the victim received a call from the victim reporting that he had been kidnapped and was being assaulted.” The suspects demanded a ransom of R100,000 for the victim’s release, which was later reduced to R10,000. A bank account number into which the money should be deposited was provided and R5,000 was deposited. The suspects then continued to demand the balance. On 17 May, four suspects were arrested and they have made a court appearance. “The team was led to an open field on the dunes between Monwabisi Beach and Macassar, where one of the accused pointed out a shallow grave where the victim was killed and buried. Upon further probe, it transpired that the City of Cape Town Law Enforcement vehicle, which was driven by the suspect, was utilised in the commission of this heinous crime,” Vukubi stated. The officer is expected to appear in the Bluedowns Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. He will be joining his co-accused in the dock on 12 June.

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Robin-Lee Francke at IOL News
  • Read too, Cape Town law enforcement officer arrested for 'kidnapping, extortion, murder', at TimesLIVE


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