Investigators are following up on information they believe is very credible.
Aliandro Pugi was on May 18 stabbed multiple times on May 18, allegedly by hijackers who took his father’s VW Golf in Sunward Park.
The incident shocked locals and devastated Aliandro’s family and friends.
Officers working on the case told the Advertiser they are confident the perpetrators will be found, but would not reveal details.
They said this would, for now, remain between them and the attacker or attackers.
The boy’s grandmother also told this publication that she hoped the police investigation will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.
The child’s father told the police he was driving along Trichardts Road, next to the Sunward Park Lifestyle Centre, with his son, when three unknown men confronted them and demanded the vehicle.
The father fought back, before the thugs knocked him unconscious with an unknown object during the struggle.
He felt dizzy and collapsed before they pushed him into the car and drove away with him.
They then dumped him on the same road, a kilometre from the scene.
He regained consciousness and went to the Dawn Park Police Station, to report the matter.
The victim, with the help of his family members and the police, managed to recover the car on the same road, a kilometre from where he was dumped, allegedly by the hijackers.
They then went to look for the child where the whole drama started, and he was found in the long grass next to the road, where the hijacking happened.
He was rushed to hospital, where he is recovering from the stab wounds to his abdomen.The father sustained a few bruises to his forehead.
– @FanieFLK
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