Suspect arrested after failed hijack attempt
The suspect hijacked and placed the owner of the vehicle in the boot, then drove off. As he was driving away, it appears that he lost control after failing to stop at some traffic lights and the vehicle drove into a ditch.
MPUMALANGA – A 25-year-old man was arrested by the Middelburg police after he was involved in an accident with an Audi A4 He had reportedly hijacked it in Kanonkop, Middelburg on Wednesday, August 30.
According to information at the police’s disposal, the suspect hijacked and placed the owner of the vehicle in the boot, then drove off. As he was driving away, it appears that he lost control after failing to stop at some traffic lights and the vehicle drove into a ditch.
Another motorist who was with his partner, stopped by to assist, whereupon the suspect produced a firearm and pointed it at the man. He reportedly pulled the trigger but nothing happened.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot and the man who was trying to assist, ran after him. At that point, a police van happened to be patrolling in the area. The man motioned to the police to stop and he briefed them on what had happened.
The police launched a manhunt for the suspect and when the couple went back to the hijacked vehicle, they heard a knock coming from inside the boot. When they opened it, they discovered the owner of the vehicle.
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The police subsequently managed to arrest a man who fitted the description of the suspect and both the couple and hijacked man confirmed the arrested person as the suspect
