{"id":46553,"date":"2024-03-27T19:44:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/two-suspects-nabbed-for-abducting-a-couple-in-rondebosch-in-carjacking-attempt-20240327\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:19:55","slug":"two-suspects-nabbed-for-abducting-a-couple-in-rondebosch-in-carjacking-attempt-20240327","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/two-suspects-nabbed-for-abducting-a-couple-in-rondebosch-in-carjacking-attempt-20240327\/","title":{"rendered":"Two suspects nabbed for abducting a couple in Rondebosch in carjacking attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4b5d5f11ed83457aaed96a73c4e799d7.jpg\" alt=\"Two suspected corrupt police officers were arreste\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A couple\u2019s frightening encounter culminated in a positive outcome as a man and woman faced charges of carjacking and kidnapping in Wynberg Magistrates\u2019 Court on Monday 25 March.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The incident unfolded on Friday the 22nd, around 15:20, when three suspects approached the couple on foot, forcing the girlfriend into the boyfriend\u2019s car and driving off with them after demanding money for petrol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanks to the combined efforts of Rondebosch and Goodwood police, along with Wynberg Law Enforcement officers, the suspects were apprehended after dropping off the victims in Monte Vista, Goodwood, with the assistance of vigilant law enforcement personnel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple\u2019s harrowing experience had a very gratifying round-off, when a man and woman appeared in Wynberg Magistrates\u2019 Court on Monday 25 March on a charge of carjacking and kidnapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the result of a concerted effort from Rondebosch and Goodwood police as well as Law Enforcement officers in Wynberg, who turned a near-successful carjacking into arrests, according to Rondebosch police spokesperson WO Lyndon Sisam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple\u2019s ordeal began on Friday the 22nd, around 15:20, when the complainant, the man, was behind the wheel of his white Chevy Spark and on his phone when he pulled up at the spot on the corner of Harrow and Ednam Road, Rondebosch, where his girlfriend was waiting for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuddenly they were accosted by three suspects on foot, two men and a woman, who forced the girl into the boyfriend\u2019s car, pushed the driver into the back seat and drove away with them,\u201d Sisam related. He said the suspect drove around with the abducted couple until the fuel had run out and they demanded money for petrol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut the complainants had no money in their accounts. The suspects then sold the complainants\u2019 cellphones to pay for the petrol.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the suspects alighted at an unknown location while the other suspects drove the vehicle to Monte Vista in Goodwood, where they dropped the victims off around 21:00 and then drove away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traumatised couple reported their ordeal at the Goodwood Police Station, where the white Chevy Spark was registered on the system, and police and Law Enforcement were alerted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe white Chevy Spark was spotted by Wynberg Law Enforcement, heading towards Diep River at about 23:00. 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