Kidnapped Cape Town girl Abirah Dekhta rescued 'after tip-off'

When police raided the house at 5pm on Monday, they found three men guarding the premises and another four inside with the child. They attempted to flee when police officers stormed the house but were all rounded up and arrested.

The seven suspects appeared in the Wynberg magistrate's court on Thursday. The court ordered that their names not be published as police were yet to hold an identity parade. Their appearance was accompanied by a heavy police presence and the court was filled with community members. The gallery was split between relatives and friends of the accused men and angry members of the Gatesville community in Athlone, where Dekhta was kidnapped.

Some of the accused appeared nervous and shivered as they stood in the dock. But accused No 5, the smallest of the group, and accused 7, a large 46-year-old man, appeared calm.

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