According to police spokesperson, Lt Col Robert Netshiunda a 40-year-old suspect was arrested in Mozambique on Friday, 31 December 2021.
The 11-year-old girl Maha Qassim, was rescued on Tuesday night during an Intelligence led operation.
Netshiunda said members of the Crime Intelligence Anti-Kidnapping Task Team, assisted by the Johannesburg Flying Squad pounced on a house in Devland, Soweto around midnight.
“The girl was rescued unharmed and was taken to a medical facility for medical examination. She has since been reunited with her family.”
The suspects who were at the house evaded arrest and a 40-year-old man was arrested in Mozambique on Friday, 31 December 2021 and Interpol is busy with the extradition process.”
Two other suspects, Ayanda Kekana (50) and Fortune Kambule Ndlovu (36) were arrested in December 2021 in connection with the same kidnapping and their bail application was denied when they appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on 7 December 2021. They will be back in court on Friday, 7 January 2022.
Police investigations continue.
