{"id":229630,"date":"2020-02-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229630\/man-arrested-for-alleged-kidnapping\/"},"modified":"2020-02-07T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T06:44:47","slug":"man-arrested-for-alleged-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/02\/07\/man-arrested-for-alleged-kidnapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for alleged kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While walking in the Makause informal settlement recently a woman was allegedly approached by a 27-year-old man and a woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim reportedly knew the man, but had never seen the woman before,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/229549\/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-buhle-park-business-robbery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman arrested in connection with Buhle Park business robbery<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The pair allegedly grabbed the woman and took her to the male suspect&#8217;s shack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect allegedly locked the woman in his shack and begun to profess his love to her,\u201d said Maome.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe told the suspect she already had a boyfriend and was pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe allegedly kept her locked in the shack and demanded she have sex with him, when she refused he allegedly assaulted her with an open hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After being locked in the shack for more than a day, the victim asked the suspect if she could use the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe used this opportunity to escape and reported the incident to police,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/226697\/swift-action-leads-to-arrest-of-alleged-house-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swift action leads to arrest of alleged house robbers<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Using the description given by the victim, officers from the Primrose Police Station were able to trace and arrest the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on a charge of kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or 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