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Five in court over e-hailing driver’s rape and kidnapping

SABC News South Africa · 14 September 2026 at 08:10

Five in court over e-hailing driver’s rape and kidnapping

Five suspects, including two women, are expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court in Cape Town on Monday on charges of kidnapping and rape.

This follows the rescue of a 25-year-old e-hailing driver by police after he was raped and held for ransom in Heathfield at the weekend.

Police spoke

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