Durban kidnap victim thanks Metro Police for saving him
The 36-year-old man was kidnapped last week by four masked suspects.
METRO Police have been praised by a Durban man for their valiant efforts in a dramatic rescue after he was kidnapped and held in Inanda for 19 hours where he was brutally beaten while the kidnappers demanded ransom amounts from his family and friends.
The 36-year-old man from Bellair said he was kidnapped on 28 April at 3am by four masked assailants.
He said he was kept in a dark room where he was forced to call family and friends asking for large amounts of money in exchange for his freedom.
During this time, he was handcuffed and repeatedly beaten.
His family opened a kidnapping case at the Ntuzuma Police Station, but it was the intervention of Metro Police officers who worked together with his family to arrest one assailant during a ransom exchange.
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The man expressed his heartfelt thanks to the officers, whose quick thinking and immediate action, saved his life.
“During the ordeal the kidnappers were arguing among themselves whether to release me or kill me for body parts. I didn’t know if I was going to live or die.”
“The moment the Metro Police officers rescued me I was so grateful. My sincere appreciation goes out to these officers and the Metro Police management as well as the Municipality. You are the best and I am touched beyond words to express my gratitude towards each officer who was involved,” he said.
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The man said he would be delivering a cake emblazoned with the Metro Police logo to the officers involved to express his heartfelt appreciation.
“It’s not much but I want to show the officers how grateful I am,” he added.
Head of the Metro Police Unit, Commissioner Steve Middleton praised the dedication of the officers involved.
“It is indeed an honour to have members of this professional calibre and I have conveyed the victim’s sincerest thanks and words he has shared to the officers involved,” said Middleton.
The Metro Police officers involved in the rescue were from the Rapid Response Unit, the Freeway Patrol Unit and members of the Albert Park Suburbs.
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