Uncertainty Around Ransom Demand For Return Of Kidnapped Cape Town Six-Year-Old

Shortly before 8AM yesterday, six suspects took Shahnawaz Asghar from outside his home and fled the scene in a vehicle with cloned licence plates.
Friday Morning Spice

R25m ransom Cape daughter returned. DRC sells rainforest parts for oil drilling. Instagram caves. Playboy model eggs neighbour’s house.
Harrowing 111-Day Kidnapping Ordeal Finally Ends For Cape Businessman

The CEO and founder of Good Hope Construction in Parow was snatched from his office in March by a gang of men wielding AK-47s.
Infamous ‘Gone Girl’ Kidnapping Story Comes To A Close

California law enforcement wrongly accused a couple of lying about their kidnapping ordeal, likening it to ‘Gone Girl’, until the perpetrator was finally arrested.
Think You’ve Had A Terrible First Date? Consider This Shocker Out Of New York

This man thought he was going to her apartment for a booty call, but it turned into hours of “sadistic” torture, including a demand of $100 000 in ransom.
More Harrowing Details From SA Woman’s R154 Million Kidnapping Hell

More harrowing details have emerged about businesswoman Sandra Munsamy’s intense 162-day hostage situation following her 2019 kidnapping.
Boot, Cupboard, Chained To A Wall – Kidnapped KZN Woman’s 162 Days From Hell

A mother and businesswoman testified in the Durban high court about her intense 162-day hostage situation.
SA’s Latest Kidnapping Victim Is This Vereeniging Businessman [Video]

The kidnapping of businessmen in our country shows no signs of slowing down, as a hardware store owner in Vereeniging was taken on Thursday morning.
Wordle Helped Save A Kidnapped Woman’s Life

Denyse Holt was rescued from a hostage situation in her own home in Chicago due in large part to her failure to complete the game’s daily challenge.
When Jimi Hendrix Was So High He Didn’t Realise He’d Been Kidnapped

The musician battled alcohol and drug addiction prior to his death in 1970 at the age of 27. In the curious case of his New York kidnapping, they definitely helped to soothe his nerves.
Confusion Over Allegations 162 North West Schoolkids Abducted By ‘Drunkards’

Reports allege that 162 schoolkids have been abducted from a school in the North West by drunk people posing as parents.
The Moti Kidnapping Story Is Getting A Lot Juicier

Intriguing developments in the investigation into the Moti brothers kidnapping case are starting to resemble “a Hollywood crime movie”.
Moti Family Releases Statement Following Post-Kidnapping Silence

The Moti family survived an unimaginable ordeal last year when four brothers – Zidan, Zayyad, Alaan, and Zia – were kidnapped en route to school in Polokwane.
CCTV Footage Captures Gang Kidnapping Gauteng Businessman [Videos]

CCTV footage shows Yaseen Bhiku, a businessman from Lenasia, Gauteng, being bundled into an SUV.
Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ Feature Helps Crack Mpumalanga Baby Abduction Case

In 2001, a young mother had her newborn baby snatched from her outside a shop. More than two decades later a random picture on Facebook has helped crack the case.
Expert Advice On What To Do If You Find Yourself In A Kidnapping Situation [Video]

With kidnappings so rampant at present, it pays to know what to do if the situation ever had to arise.
Lunchtime Viewing: When SAPS Kidnapping Investigators Demand A Ransom Themselves [Video]

With the case of the four Moti brothers having gripped the nation, ending with a possible ransom payment of R50 million, how our law enforcement deals with kidnappings is under the microscope.
Looks Like The Ransom Was 50 Bar For The Moti Brothers – Or Not?

Last week, the four Moti brothers were returned home. Their kidnapping captured the attention of the nation, with a high degree of planning and sophistication having gone into their abduction.
Thursday Morning Spice

Kidnapped brothers return home. Elon flogs Tesla shares. Cobra bites genitals. The true cost of EV. PSG women’s footballer attacks. Pete and Kim a thing?
Still No Ransom – More Than Two Weeks Since Wealthy Polokwane Family’s Kids Were Kidnapped

On October 20, seven gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying the Moti brothers (Zidan, 7, Zayyad, 11, Alaan, 13, and Zia, 15) en route to school in Polokwane.
“Serious Coordination And Pre-Planning” – Men Who Kidnapped Four Polokwane Brothers Came Prepared

Last Wednesday, seven gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying the Moti brothers en route to school in Polokwane. It was a sophisticated operation.
50 Kidnapped People Found In Gauteng House, One Suspect Arrested

On Thursday night, Johannesburg police rescued more than 50 young men from a rented Zakariyya Park house, near Lenasia, Gauteng.
24 Years Later, Abducted Boy Is Reunited With His Family [Video]

Guo Xinzhen has finally been found and reunited with his family, 24 years after being abducted in eastern China.
Brazen Alleged Kidnapper Laughs It Off As Mother Rescues Child [Video]

According to police, when the mother asked the woman who snatched her son what she was doing, the alleged kidnapper laughed and said she was leaving the store with him.
Bomb Squad Rescues Cape Security Guard With Explosives Strapped To His Body [Video]

In a horrifying cash-in-transit heist, two security officers were hijacked, kidnapped, and left on the N2, one of whom had had bomb strapped to his body.
R180 Million Ransom For Safe Return Of Kidnapped Pretoria Businessman

A Pretoria businessman was abducted on Tuesday, and his driver killed, with kidnappers now demanding a R180 million ransom for his return.
Fears Of Camps Bay ‘Kidnapping’ Attempt As Women Urged To Take Precautions [Video]

Social media posts suggest a man in a white car is believed to be targeting women in the Atlantic Seaboard area, with footage capturing a possible ‘kidnapping’ attempt.
SAPS “Overwhelmed By Kidnappings For Ransom” In SA

Sophisticated crime syndicates are making millions off high-profile kidnappings for ransom in South Africa.
Woman Accused Of Masterminding Amy’Leigh Kidnapping Had Other Plots Foiled

Tharina Human, who was once very close with Amy’Leigh’s mother, Angeline, was allegedly desperate to get her hands on some cash by whatever means necessary.
Facebook’s White Van Kidnapping Rumour Has Got Completely Out Of Hand

Parents across the US are panicking about a sex trafficking syndicate using white vans, despite the fact that there is zero evidence to back up these claims.