On Sunday, 07 August 2022 at 10:00, a man arrived at the Phoenix Community Service Centre to report a case of hijacking. According to the alleged victim, he is an e-hailing driver and on Friday, 05 August 2022, he picked up passengers on Hillhead Road in Phoenix.
Whilst on the route, he was robbed of his vehicle and held hostage at an unknown location. He further alleged that on Saturday night, he managed to escape and arrived at Phoenix SAPS to report a case of carjacking. The Phoenix Trio Crime team followed up on information of the hijacked motor vehicle, which was found to be parked at Isipingo SAPS. On interviewing the complainant in the matter it was established that he had parked the vehicle at Isipingo SAPS and threw the keys at the Alice Street railway line and opened a false case.
The suspect took police officers to Alice Street where the keys were recovered and then to Isipingo police station where the vehicle that he reported as hijacked was recovered. Suspect was arrested and the vehicle was impounded for investigation. The 41-year-old suspect has been charged for perjury and defeating the ends of justice. He is appearing before the Phoenix Magistrates’ Court this morning.
We would like to warn the members of the public to refrain from opening false cases. It is punishable by law to open such cases and police have uncovered a large number of such cases.