Truck hijacking suspects nabbed in Heidelberg, driver dead!

A truck hijacking led to a murder investigation in Heidelberg on March 4, 2023.

The Germiston flying squad received a call from their unit commander about a truck that had possibly been hijacked and was driving on the R103 Heidelberg.

Sergeant TC Nkhumane from the Germiston flying squad quickly responded to the complaint, found the truck, and pulled it over.

Inside the truck, three African males were found, with one African male deceased and the other two arrested.

When the police asked the two suspects about the truck in their possession, they failed to produce necessary documents and failed to provide a satisfactory reason for the truck being in their possession.

During the search, a revolver was recovered inside the truck with two live ammunition, one magazine, and three cartridges.

The owner of the truck was contacted and confirmed that the deceased person found inside the truck was the driver who suffered three visible gunshot wounds.

“Both suspects arrested and detained in Heidelberg SAPS, both suspects are expected to appear in Heidelberg magistrate court soon,” said police spokesperson Constable Doris Nkosi.