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A three-year-old child is traumatised after what is believed to be an attempted kidnapping.Image: Supplied
BOKSBURG

‘I held on for dear life’: mom as man grabs daughter through car window

A mother had to hold on for “dear life” to her three-year-old daughter’s legs when a man grabbed the child through an open car window at an intersection in Gauteng. Natasha* told TimesLIVE the incident, which happened in Boksburg on…

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Port Elizabeth police arrested five people for rape and murder after the discovery of a teenager’s body.Image: 123RF/BELCHONOK
EXPERT WARNS AFTER KIDNAP ARRESTS

Southern Africa ‘fertile ground’ for extremism, expert warns after kidnap arrests

Police are reluctant to divulge details after the rescue operation of a kidnapped foreign businessman in an early-morning raid in Johannesburg and the arrest of nine people, including several foreign nationals. On Sunday afternoon,…

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The four people accused of kidnapping Amy’Leigh de Jager appear in court on Friday. From left to right are Tharina Human, 27, Laetitia Nel, 40, Pieter van Zyl, 50, and Bafokeng Molemohi, 24.Image: Iavan Pijoos
AMY LEIGH

Kidnapped Amy’Leigh still struggling‚ says her family as judge rules on bail

The family of six-year-old Amy’Leigh de Jager says she is still “struggling” after her kidnapping. Amy’Leigh’s grandfather‚ Christo de Jager‚ said that the six-year-old was battling to come to terms with what happened. “Every child has a…

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WATCH: Alleged attempted kidnapping captured on CCTV

CCTV footage of what is alleged to be an attempt to kidnap a school student is going viral on social media. According to the time stamp on the video, the incident took place at around 4.30 pm on September 4 2018.

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