Truck driver arrested for kidnapping
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A 44 years old truck driver is facing kidnapping charges after driving away with a 24 years old woman leaving the husband behind.
Police spokesperson Captain Sam Tselanyane said that it is alleged that the couple were on their way to Klerksdorp when they were hitch hiking from Bela-Bela on September 27th, 2023.
The driver told the couple that he was going to Cape Town via Rustenburg they then agreed that they will drive with him until in Rustenburg.
Along the way, the driver made several stops. It was at Brits Total Garage, Alpha crossing when the driver asked the man to go and buy food leaving his wife sleeping on the bed behind the seats. Upon his return, he found neither the truck nor his wife. The matter was reported to the Police and the search for the truck immediately ensued.
A team comprising of Brits Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Visible Policing and District Officers started with the search the following after being alerted about the incident. The truck was eventually tracked via the CCTV footage and the owner contacted. He confirmed the tracking movements of the truck including the exact location. As a result, the truck was found just before entering Thabazimbi.
The driver conceded during questioning that, indeed he gave the complaint and his wife a lift and that while the husband was out of the truck at Total Garage to buy food, he drove off with his wife. Furthermore, the driver informed the police that he left the victim at a petrol filling station in Mooinooi and proceeded to Rustenburg.
Consequently, the woman was found at Mooinooi police station where she went to seek help. The 44-year-old truck driver was then arrested and charged with kidnapping.
