Saturday Incident Kidnapping

During this morning and elderly resident was abducted along with a domestic from a residence in Scott Estate. A ransom was demanded from the family for the safe return of the victims. Arrangements were made and various rendezvous were called until the kidnappers finally showed and made the exchange close to the graveyard entrance to IY. Two Bravo males (One may be a Charlie) reportedly ran up Hughenden Rd and hopped the fence into IY at the first bend (Known access point).

It seems strange that an incident like this should happen so soon after the abduction of a lady at a Constantia shopping centre for ransom. Copy cat or just coincidence?. Other possibilities are an inside job or are criminals in IY slowly organising themselves and planning more sophisticated crimes?.

From a reader: What amazes and angers us is what the possible outcome here could have been. Thanks to the SSP's i.e Coastal Security, ADT and HBS as well as community members for jumping in and assisting this family to the positive outcome. The big Question is...where the hell was SAPS???

From VJ: As I recall, SAPS were "standing by" on request from Watchcon. I hope this incident hits the press as I think that criminals from IY, in addition to the 17 nabbed recently, are inreasingly responsible for a lot of the serious crime in the peninsula. The authorities should recognise this and give our local SAPS the senior status that it needs to try and cope with the problem.