Kidnapping Suspects Court Case Hearing postponed

(The Post News) – The case of four men accused of kidnapping and other violent crimes has been postponed to October 20, 2025 for bail hearing.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Lumka Mahanjana, this after the four men facing multiple charges, appeared before the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court on October 13, 2025.

“Four men, appeared before the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court facing multiple charges, including kidnapping, fraud, robbery with aggravating circumstances, impersonating a police official, unlawful possession of an automatic firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition,’ she said.

The NPA spokesperson, says it is alleged that on October 10, 2025, at approximately 10:00am, the accused, who were wearing Hawks T-shirts, stopped a vehicle in which the victim, a 42-year-old man, was travelling.

“They allegedly pointed a rifle, forced him out of his vehicle, handcuffed him, covered his head with a T-shirt, and drove off with him in a white Golf GTI,” she stated.

She then said, while driving along the R80 highway, members of the Tshwane Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU) noticed the suspicious-looking Golf GTI with four occupants and the victim.

“Upon inspection, the officers discovered that the registration number on the Golf belonged to a different vehicle,” said Mahanjana.

Mahanjana further said a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, several rounds of live ammunition, dashboard blue lights, cable ties, a vehicle siren, and T-shirts with police emblems, adding that, “The police immediately arrested all four suspects and rescued the victim.”

“The matter was postponed to October 20, 2025 for bail information,” she concluded.