Two people rescued from alleged kidnappers in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police says they have rescued two people from alleged armed kidnappers.

Metro police Spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says one woman and three men were accosted by three armed suspects when they were about to enter a shop in Epping on the Cape Flats.

Solomons says two of the victims managed to escape by jumping out of the moving vehicle.

She says a member of the public flagged down metro police officers to report the incident, which led to the arrest of the suspects.

She says a member of the public flagged down officers on patrol at an intersection on Jakes Gerwel Drive and reported a kidnapping incident involving a white Toyota Avanza and a silver grey Hyundai i20.

“They bundled them into the Avanza and drove off, but two of the victims managed to escape by jumping out of the vehicle. Officers launched a search operation in the area and found the Avanza in Langa, with the two kidnapping victims inside, as well as a licenced firearm. The i20 was also spotted in a nearby yard.”

Solomons adds, “The owner of the Avanza claimed that the victims were con artists, but officers soon discovered that the suspects had been demanding money from the victim’s husband in exchange for their release.”

The suspects face charges of kidnapping, pointing of a firearm, possession of possibly stolen property and extortion.