Two suspected truck hijackers in Alex were remanded in custody by Alexandra Magistrates’ Court pending their engagement of legal representation.
They allegedly hijacked a truck delivering bread at Madala Hostel at 6am on 29 January. The crew was about to leave after its first delivery when five men approached them, with two brandishing guns.
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They ordered the crew to be quiet, demanded money and told them they didn’t want their cellphones. The suspects allegedly took R1 300 from the driver and three of them drove away in the truck. The other two remained with the crew whom they allegedly took to the Rotary grounds nearby but later released them.
The truck was later found by police abandoned on 6th Avenue after the crew reported the incident.
The same afternoon, while the police were investigating the incident, they noticed a Chevrolet car parked on the roadside with two occupants. A check on the vehicle revealed that it was reported as stolen.
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After the occupants were ordered out of the vehicle, several loaves of bread and a gun hidden underneath the loaves were found inside. The two couldn’t account for the items and were arrested as the suspected hijackers. One is a resident of another hostel in Alex and the other is from Hillbrow.
