Following a prompt and well-coordinated response, the Meloding police have apprehended three criminals and successfully rescued a victim of an abduction and attempted murder incident.
The incident occurred on Sunday, 26 January 2025, at approximately 15:00 when the 37-year-old victim was allegedly abducted and brutally assaulted by four suspects. He is currently recovering from his injuries at Katleho Hospital.
He was waiting for his takeaway at a Meloding car wash when four men came up to him and said they were trying to find him. After violently dragging him to a car, the suspects viciously beat him with knobkerries. In addition, he was threatened with a gun, stabbed with a butcher knife, and strangled with a rope.
The victim lost consciousness during the attack and later awoke at a remote farm, where the assault continued. The suspects allegedly threatened to kill him, tied him to a stone, and dispose of his body in the Tikwe River. As the suspects began walking towards the river, a police patrol vehicle intervened, saving the victim and foiling the suspects’ plans.
Police were informed by the victim’s girlfriend and swiftly responded. In a joint operation between Crime Intelligence and members of the Community Service Centre (CSC), they located the suspects and victim at a farm outside Meloding.
Three suspects aged between 32 and 42 were arrested at the scene. Police also recovered a pellet gun resembling a firearm, a butcher knife, bloody clothing and a rope.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear in court tomorrow 28 January 2025 to face charges of kidnapping and attempted murder.
