KZN man shot and killed after girlfriend and friend kidnapped in robbery
The man was shot in the face after returning from work.
A 29-year-old man lost his life in Buffelsdraai, KwaZulu-Natal after being kidnapped and robbed by two suspects. The incident occurred outside the man's girlfriend's home, where they were reportedly discussing their evening plans. The woman, who had been out drinking at a neighbor's house, met the victim, who was a mutual friend of her boyfriend.
The suspects, who arrived in a white vehicle, approached both the man and the woman, threatening them with a firearm. They were forced into the backseat of the vehicle and taken to a remote location.
Upon arriving, one suspect broke into the woman's home in an attempt to access a safe containing money. The woman offered to reveal its location, leading the suspects to a locked safe. Inside, they discovered a safe filled with an undisclosed sum of cash and a licensed firearm belonging to her boyfriend, who was not at home at the time. The woman was forced to unlock her phone and access her banking application, enabling the suspects to transfer R10,000 from her account.
As the suspects prepared to leave, the man's boyfriend arrived from work in a dark grey Volkswagen Polo. Upon confronting the suspects, the boyfriend was shot once in the face and fled in his vehicle. The 29-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) paramedics.
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