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Johannesburg hijack accused to apply for bail

Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV
Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV

One of four men implicated in a hijacking filmed on CCTV in the Johannesburg CBD was expected to apply for bail in the city’s magistrate’s court on Monday.

Police arrested Siphelele Mdlalose, 29, Khanyisani Ngubane, 24, Mhlonishwa Mchunu, 36, and Ntobeko Hlatshwayo, 29, on Thursday.

A Toyota Rav4 and a Toyota Corolla believed to have been stolen were seized.

Police were investigating four hijackings caught on camera in downtown Johannesburg, to which the men may also be linked.

The CCTV footage was being analysed to identify the hijackers and the weapons used, said police.

In one clip a family driving a Toyota Rav4 was seen being hijacked at the intersection of Commissioner and Crown streets in broad daylight.

Police spokeswoman Obakeng Mabaso said at the time that a car overtook the family’s car while they were waiting at the intersection, and parked in front of it. Another car parked it in from behind.

“Two men from one car and two from the other car got out…. They ordered [the family] to get out of the car.”

They took two cellphones and R10,000 in cash. Two of the assailants were armed. In the video, a woman is seen being pulled out of the car. She falls to the ground and walks towards the pavement as the attackers drive off with the car. – Sapa

Four men arrested for hijacking in downtown Johannesburg

Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV
Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV

Four men have been arrested in connection with the hijacking of a family’s car in central Johannesburg, which made headlines when CCTV footage of the crime was posted online, Gauteng police said on Friday.

On Thursday Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said in a statement that the men had been taken in for questioning and that the family’s silver Toyota Rav4 and a Toyota Corolla were recovered on Wednesday.

“Further investigations are continuing as more people might have been involved,” he said.

Police were investigating four hijackings in downtown Johannesburg, also caught on camera, which the men may also be linked to.

The footage was being analysed to identify the hijackers and the weapons used.

On November 16, the family were hijacked at the intersection of Commissioner and Crown streets.

Police spokeswoman Obakeng Mabaso said at the time that a car overtook the family’s car as they were waiting at the intersection, and parked in front of it. Another car parked it in from behind.

“Two men from one car and two from the other car got out… .They ordered [the family] to get out of the car.”

They took two cellphones, and R10,000 in cash. Two of the assailants were armed. In the footage, a VW Polo cuts in front of the Toyota and an Opel Corsa parks behind it. There appear to be four occupants in the Toyota.

During the hijacking, a woman is pulled out of the car, falls to the ground and walks towards the pavement as the attackers drive off with the car. – Sapa