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Kidnapping in South Africa is a common crime in the country, with over 4,100 in the 2013/2014 period, and a child going missing every five hours. [1] [2]The 1966 kidnapping for ransom of Etty Glazer for R140,000 was 4 times the ransom paid in the Lindbergh kidnapping and was the highest paid ransom demand in the world at the time.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Indian-Swedish engineer murdered in South Africa Anni Dewani Born Anni Ninna Hindocha (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982 Mariestad, Sweden Disappeared 13 November 2010 (aged 28) Gugulethu, South Africa (33°58′42″S 18°34′26″E / 33.97833°S 18.57389°E / -33.97833; 18.57389 ...
Hannah Cornelius was a 21-year-old South African Stellenbosch University student. Hannah, along with her friend Cheslin Marsh, were abducted by a gang in Stellenbosch , South Africa , in May 2017, which led to Cornelius being raped and murdered.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
Lieutenant General Richard Naggie Mdluli (born May 1958) was the head of Police Crime Intelligence in South Africa from 2009 to 2012. He was replaced by Chris Ngcobo. He was dismissed from the South African Police Service on 17 January 2018. On 30 July 2019, Mdluli was found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting his former lover's husband.
Masego Kgomo (c. 1999 – 31 December 2009) was a South African girl murdered in order to provide body parts for rituals performed by a sangoma. [2] Her murder sparked calls for sangomas to stop using human flesh for rituals. [3] [4] Kgomo went missing near her home in Soshanguve, a township north of Pretoria, on 31 December 2009.
Leigh Matthews (8 July 1983 – 9 July 2004) was a South African university student who was kidnapped and murdered. Her disappearance and murder sparked a media frenzy, with the ensuing investigation and court case being one of the most closely followed in South African history.
Stompie Seipei Born James Seipei 1974 Parys, South Africa Died 1 January 1989 (aged 14) Soweto, Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Cause of death Murdered (by Jerry Vusi Richardson) Other names Stompie Moeketsi James Seipei (1974 – 1 January 1989), also known as Stompie Moeketsi or Stompie Sepei, was a teenage United Democratic Front (UDF) activist from Parys ...