A VW Golf that was hijacked on the R102 – Verulam was recovered by members of Reaction Unit South Africa in Buffels Drive – Redcliffe a short while ago.
At approximately 01:30am the RUSA Operations Centre received a call from a resident in Inanda requesting assistance for an individual who had been hijacked. Reaction Officers were dispatched to the residence and upon arrival it was established that the victim was hijacked at the R102, Verulam intersection by three armed suspects.
The victim was taken with the vehicle and was assaulted by the suspects before being dropped off in Inanda. The man then made his way to a nearby home were he sought assistance.
Officers patrolled the area in search of the vehicle and recovered it in a ditch alongside the road on Buffels Drive Road in Redcliffe. The suspects had fled the scene.
An extensive search for the armed men was conducted however no arrests were made.
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