{"id":915322,"date":"2022-01-11T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/11\/hijacking-hotspot-officers-find-two-gagged-and-unconscious-in-boot-of-car\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T13:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T13:44:55","slug":"hijacking-hotspot-officers-find-two-gagged-and-unconscious-in-boot-of-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/11\/hijacking-hotspot-officers-find-two-gagged-and-unconscious-in-boot-of-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijacking hotspot: officers find two gagged and unconscious in boot of car"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CAPE TOWN – While on patrol in a known hotspot for hijackings in Khayelitsha on Tuesday morning, the City\u2019s law enforcement (LEAP) officers found two people unconscious and gagged in the boot of a car.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Tuesday, January 11, at about 1.10am the City’s law enforcement (LEAP) officers were on patrol in the Kuyasa area of Khayelitsha. The area is a known hotspot for hijackings. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Ntlazane Road the officers spotted a white car travelling at high speed. The driver upon seeing the officers stopped immediately near an informal settlement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo occupants exited the vehicle and the officers gave chase on foot. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects fired two shots at the pursuing officers and then managed to disappear into the night,\u201d law enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, an inspection of the abandoned vehicle revealed two people, bound and gagged in the boot of the car.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth appeared unconscious and clearly had been viciously assaulted. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne of them regained consciousness and informed the officers they were on the beach at Monwabisi, then proceeded to a shop in Endlovini where they were taken captive by the suspects. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey were taken to a shack and assaulted,\u201d Dyason said.<\/p>\n

The victims remembered the location of the shack where they were held captive and took the officers there.<\/p>\n

The shack was unoccupied but two cellphones and 15 packets of tik were found, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The victims did not want to lay any charges and were allowed to recover their cellphones and vehicle, Dyason said.<\/p>\n

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