Gauteng police arrest five suspects for murder, hijacking & kidnapping of two women

Gauteng police have arrested five suspects for the murder, hijacking and kidnapping of two women.

The women were allegedly kidnapped during a hijacking on New Year’s Eve.
A ransom demand was made to one of the victim’s mothers.

But nine days later, police found the partially decomposed bodies of the victims in an open field near Orange Farm.

Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday.

“Through intelligence information, the team of investigators managed to trace and arrest five suspects and recover an unlicensed firearm on 13 January 2026. Four of the suspects were arrested in Evaton, while the fifth one was arrested in Germiston.”

She said the victim's vehicle was found abandoned.

“A preliminary investigation led the team to Brits, where they discovered the victims' vehicle abandoned at a car wash. The vehicle was fixed with false number plates but had the correct disc. The firearm will be subjected to ballistic testing to determine whether it has been used in the commission of crime.”