Kidnapping
Two-month-old Kai-isha Meiners still missing two months after kidnapping
There has been no sign of the child or her alleged kidnapper, despite community searches and a police investigation.
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Rise in kidnapping cases could be a new criminal trend, say crime experts
Kidnapping expert Herman Bosman said that the spike in cases illustrates the desperation criminals are willing to resort to.
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Bangladeshi kidnapping survivor in CT: I thought they were going to kill me
They said ransom demands were also made by an alleged kidnapping syndicate.
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Police arrest seven suspects in Pretoria businessman kidnapping case
The man was snatched from his workplace on Saturday and was found alive by a multidisciplinary team established specifically to investigate kidnapping cases.
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E-hailing driver killed after vehicle torched in Grassy Park
Mafalala's attack was apparently sparked by fears over kidnappings in Cape Town in recent weeks.
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Most kidnappings are robberies, not trafficking - UCT expert
Lester Kiewit chats to Dr Simon Howell from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town about the kidnapping phenomenon in South Africa
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Case against 53 veterans accused of kidnapping withdrawn
The group faced charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and 26 counts of kidnapping.
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Parents warned to be vigilant amid rise in kidnapping, human trafficking cases
Breakfast host Refilwe Moloto chats to Missing Children South Africa's national coordinator, Bianca van Aswegen.
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Mpumalanga police doing their best to find Godrich Gardee's daughter
28-year-old Hillary Gardee has been reported missing after she was last seen at a Spar supermarket in Nelspruit on Friday.
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Bishop Lavis police appeal for help from public in search for missing baby
On Saturday, the child was left with the suspect while the mother went to a shop in Bishop Lavis.
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KZN mom demands justice after daughter (8) kidnapped, allegedly raped
She said her child was collected by an unknown man from school without her permission.
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Cape Chamber of Commerce raises safety concerns after businessman kidnapped
Businessman Ismail Rajah was abducted in front of his company’s offices, Good Hope Construction, in Parow last week - he is still missing.
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Businessman kidnapped by armed suspects in Parow
Police said that the 69-year-old man was abducted on Wednesday in front of his business in Joubert Street by two armed suspects.
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Ombudsman probing attempted kidnapping in Hermanus after police refuse to act
The mother of the 10-month-old had reported the incident to Hermanus police last month. However, the woman, visiting from Cape Town, said that she was turned away.
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Moti family rubbishes reports they applied for an interdict against the police
Earlier this month police confirmed that the investigations into the Moti brothers kidnapping hit a snag.
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Suspects in Durban court for kidnapping 4-year-old
The four suspects appeared briefly at the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday, among them an old woman who could not even stand in the dock.
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Joburg matriculant escapes attempted kidnapping near school
A white Chevrolet sedan with four men apparently followed the pupil, and a man grabbed her trying to force her into the vehicle.
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Two grade 10 pupils allegedly kidnapped in Pretoria safely returned home
The Gauteng Department of Education said the pair - aged 15 and 16 - returned safely back home on Wednesday.
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Mayfair school pupils receive counselling after witnessing alleged kidnapping
The police are not commenting on kidnapping cases, but the Gauteng Department of Education has on Wednesday confirmed that law enforcement officers are investigating the case.
