Kidnapping suspects bust after withdrawing 'ransom money'

The Hawks have arrested two suspects for kidnapping after they allegedly withdrew the ransom fee. Stock photo.The Hawks have swooped on two kidnapping suspects in Cape Town after they allegedly withdrew ransom money paid by the victims’ families.

The two men, aged 37 and 48, cannot be named until they plead to the charges. They appeared in the Khayelitsha magistrate’s court on Thursday. Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said two women who run a hair extension business were kidnapped on November 21 while driving in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha. “The kidnappers are said to have called one of the victims' sisters on her cellphone and demanded a R400,000 ransom,” said Hani.

“After negotiating with the kidnappers, the family agreed to pay R30,000 and the kidnappers instructed them to pay the money via Capitec Bank’s cash send.”

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