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At least five people are expected in court today (Thursday 8 June) after the kidnapping of a Cape Town woman (31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman was found at a house in Mfuleni on Tuesday afternoon, a press release from the provincial police department reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe concerted efforts of the multidisciplinary provincial anti-kidnapping task team have led to the arrest of five male suspects as kidnapped Welgemoed woman is reunited with her family after she was found at a house in Mfuleni on Tuesday afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The woman was kidnapped at Parow Industria on Friday evening after she left a family business in Garrett Street where she works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer vehicle was later discovered abandoned at NY 99 in Gugulethu after she failed to return home from work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Netwerk24<\/a>, the kidnapping happened at 16:00. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the past few days she was allegedly held at four different places before being taken to Mfuleni<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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