An e-hailing driver was killed during a hijacking in Pretoria West on Wednesday.
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- A female suspect has been arrested following the alleged murder of an e-hailing driver in Pretoria West, captured on the car’s dash camera.
- The video shows a violent struggle between the driver and two passengers, with the driver losing consciousness and his body later found in Atteridgeville.
- The woman faces charges of carjacking and murder in court on Monday, and more arrests are expected.
The police have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was killed, allegedly while inside his car, in Pretoria West on Wednesday.
The gruesome incident was caught on the car’s dash camera.
A video circulating on social media shows a man and a woman inside the vehicle attacking the driver.
The attack begins with a struggle between the woman, sitting in the front passenger seat, and the e-hailing driver.
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The woman appears to be searching the driver and trying to restrain him, while he attempts to push her away as the vehicle is moving.
As the struggle continues, a man sitting behind the driver pulls him from behind, and at some point during the altercation, a black object is at the centre of the tug.
The car eventually comes to a halt.
Within moments, the man from behind holds the driver in a stranglehold while the woman appears to look for something using a lit torch.
The e-hailing driver loses consciousness, and the pair put him in the back seat. Another man then enters the vehicle and begins to drive the car.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said preliminary investigations suggest that the victim was murdered by a man and a woman who had requested an e-hailing service in Pretoria West.
Masondo said:
The hijacked vehicle and the body of the victim were found in Atteridgeville on the same day.
“More arrests are imminent as the police investigation is continuing.”
The woman is expected to appear in the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing charges that include carjacking and murder.
