EFF wants more done about uncontrollable crime

THE EFF said crime was out of control in South Africa and called for heightened efforts to fight it.

The mother of EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Thambo’s 6-year-old daughter is in pain after sustaining injuries while escaping an Uber kidnap attempt this week.

Thambo said that while doing an interview with the national broadcaster about Hillary Gardee, 28, who was abducted, raped, shot and murdered last week, he learnt that the mother of his daughter had jumped from a moving vehicle to escape a kidnap attempt.

Thambo said that the mother was on her way to Bosman station with two friends. When they reached the destination the two stepped out, but as she was stepping out the driver started driving away with her in oncoming traffic.

“She alerted the driver that she was still inside the car but the driver continued driving off, she panicked and jumped out from the moving car as she suspected it was a kidnap attempt,” Thambo said.

He said the police did not assist her. “When she went to Bosman police station, she was told that there was no stationery. She proceeded to Pretoria Central police station, where they also gave her a runaround. At that time, she needed medical assistance and police did not assist her, so she went to seek medical help,” he said.

On May 10, Twitter user LitanyForSurvival tweeted: “Last night around 18:45 three friends and I requested an Uber from a friend’s place to the bus station for my bus back to Nelspruit.

“When we got to the station my friends got off and as I was getting ready to get off, the driver sped off.

“At first I thought he didn’t see that I was still in the car but the look he shot back as he was speeding away made it very clear that this man intended to drive away with me. I decided to jump out.

“We went to Bosman to open a case but they didn’t help us because they didn’t have stationery/material. We then went to Central and they didn't help us either. They gave us a J88 form to take to the hospital with no stamp, investigating officer or case no.”

Thambo said the mother of her child will open a case since she has the registration and details of the Uber.

“We will follow this up with the police to ensure that this individual stops before victimising anyone else,” Thambo said.