Lawley businessman rescued from kidnapping, three suspects arrested

A South African national and two Mozambican nationals have been arrested following a kidnapping of a Pakistani businessman and the murder of another Pakistani businessman.

SAPS organised crime led by intelligence have been working on a kidnapping case emanating from a business robbery in Ennerdale on 27 August in which two business partners were attacked at their hardware store. One was killed at the scene and another kidnapped for ransom. The kidnappers had demanded large sums of money for the victim.

On Sunday, 8 September, the team arrested the suspects at various addresses in Gauteng. The victim of kidnapping was rescued from an address in Lawley and reunited with his family. Two suspects are in policing holding cells while one is under police guard in hospital. The suspect sustained a gunshot wound after trying to disarm a police officer during his arrest. The three are facing charges of murder, kidnapping and attempted murder.