{"id":11971,"date":"2013-11-25T07:30:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T07:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11971"},"modified":"2013-11-25T07:34:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T07:34:36","slug":"jhb-hijack-accused-to-apply-for-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11971","title":{"rendered":"Johannesburg hijack accused to apply for bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11927\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hijacking-jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11927\" alt=\"Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hijacking-jpg-300x179.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hijacking-jpg-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Hijacking-jpg.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene of the hijacking as captured on CCTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of four men implicated in a hijacking filmed on CCTV in the Johannesburg CBD was expected to apply for bail in the city&#8217;s magistrate&#8217;s court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police arrested Siphelele Mdlalose, 29, Khanyisani Ngubane, 24, Mhlonishwa Mchunu, 36, and Ntobeko Hlatshwayo, 29, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Toyota Rav4 and a Toyota Corolla believed to have been stolen were seized.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police were investigating four hijackings caught on camera in downtown Johannesburg, to which the men may also be linked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CCTV footage was being analysed to identify the hijackers and the weapons used, said police.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In one clip a family driving a Toyota Rav4 was seen being hijacked at the intersection of Commissioner and Crown streets in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police spokeswoman Obakeng Mabaso said at the time that a car overtook the family&#8217;s car while they were waiting at the intersection, and parked in front of it. Another car parked it in from behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Two men from one car and two from the other car got out&#8230;. They ordered [the family] to get out of the car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of four men implicated in a hijacking filmed on CCTV in the Johannesburg CBD was expected to apply for bail in the city&#8217;s magistrate&#8217;s court on Monday. Police arrested Siphelele Mdlalose, 29, Khanyisani Ngubane, 24, Mhlonishwa Mchunu, 36, and Ntobeko Hlatshwayo, 29, on Thursday. 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