Cape Town: 06 JUNE 2023 - The concerted efforts of the multidisciplinary Provincial Anti-kidnapping Task Team have led to the arrest of five male suspects as kidnapped Welgemoed woman is reunited with her family after she was found at a house in Mfuleni on Tuesday afternoon. The 31 year old woman was kidnapped at Parow Industria on Friday evening, 02 June 2023 after she left a family business where she works. Her vehicle was later discovered abandoned at NY 99 in Gugulethu after she failed to return home from work.
The Task Team comprising Provincial Organised Crime investigators, Crime Intelligence, DPCI, Special Task Force members, hostage negotiators, City of Cape Town and the Provincial CSI team has been hard at work pursuing leads utilising several investigative techniques since the kidnapping was reported.
She is currently undergoing a medical examination to determine her well-being.
The arrested suspects between the ages of 25 and 32 face kidnapping, hijacking, human trafficking and extortion charges. They are expected to appear in court in due course.