{"id":133729,"date":"2016-09-22T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/133729\/man-arrested-for-august-kidnapping-and-murder\/"},"modified":"2016-09-23T09:15:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T07:15:43","slug":"man-arrested-for-august-kidnapping-and-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/09\/22\/man-arrested-for-august-kidnapping-and-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for August kidnapping and murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detectives from the Katlehong Police Station recently made a breakthrough in a case of kidnapping and murder, opened in August.<\/p>\n<p>A 53-year-old man was linked to the case, in which a 40-year-old man was kidnapped from his room at Buyafuthi Hostel, in Katlehong.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAccording to information received from the family when the kidnapping case was opened, the man was allegedly abducted by men claiming to be police officers,\u201d said Capt Mega Ndobe, communications officer for the Katlehong police.<\/p>\n<p>Police were later called to the George Goch informal settlement, where the burnt remains of the 40-year-old were found.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPolice detectives started with the investigation of the kidnapping and murder, which resulted in the arrest of a family member, last Monday,\u201d said Ndobe.<\/p>\n<p>The man was arrested in Soweto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetectives are expecting to make more arrests in this matter,\u201d Ndobe said.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/133603\/man-found-with-suspected-stolen-property-2\/\" 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