UPDATE: 20 July, 9am
Hillbrow police have confirmed that the hostage situation ended just after 1 am, after the perpetrator threw the baby over the balcony then jumped out the building.
Full story to follow.
Hillbrow police are currently negotiating the release of a three-year-child who is being held hostage by an undisclosed number of perpetrators in Hillbrow.
So far one person has been stabbed and is in a stable condition.
Spokesperson for Hillbrow Police Station Sergeant Mduduzi Zondo, confirmed that police were currently on scene.
HOSTAGE SCENARIO :HILLBROW. JHB. GP. 1 VICTIM STABBED BUT STABLE. SAPS BUSY WITH NEGOTIATION. PERPS HAS 2YR OLD AS HOSTAGE.
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) July 19, 2016
More updates to follow.
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