Woman gang-raped after hijacking
A WOMAN was gang-raped at the weekend, allegedly by the suspects who hijacked her partner in Avonwood Square in Elsies River.
“The victims, a 26-year-old man and his girlfriend, were hijacked by four male suspects, who drove off with his vehicle with his girlfriend still inside, who was then raped by two of the suspects,” said police spokesperson Andre Traut.
He would not say what happened to her partner.
“The circumstances about a hijacking and rape that occurred on Saturday at around 3.20am at Avonwood Square, Elsies River, are being investigated,” he said.
There have not yet been any arrests.
The incident came a day after the body of a 23-year-old Pakistani business owner was recovered in Delft.
He was reported missing on Thursday.
Abdul Haseeb’s red Audi A3, which he was driving at the time he was last seen, has yet to be found. It is understood that Haseeb was on his way to Rylands and never returned to Elsies River area.
The father of a four-monthold baby was reportedly hijacked along Halt Road, but police could not confirm this yesterday.
“Circumstances about the murder of the missing person are being investigated after his body was discovered at the N2 Gateway in Delft on Thursday at around 9.15pm. He had been shot,” Traut said. There have been no arrests. Elsies River Community Policing Forum spokesperson Imraahn Mukaddam said: “It is alleged somebody called him on Thursday night wanting to sell a cellphone.
‘‘At the same time, it is believed his vehicle was for sale online, as well. The killing could be related to either one of these matters.
“It seems it’s a trap he walked into,” Mukaddam said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Elsies River police station at 021 928 1400 or Crime Stop at 086 001 0111 or Crime Line at 32211.