Angered hijackers shot a man seven times in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, when the anti-hijacking device in the car he was travelling in ended their escape.
Angered hijackers shot a man seven times in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal when the anti-hijacking device in the car he was travelling in ended their escape.
Another passenger jumped out of the vehicle before the device was activated, but was shot in the leg, Inspector Michael Read told on Tuesday.
Three armed men approached the car containing Alvin Govender, 22, and Kesevan Naidoo, 27, when it stopped in Stoneham Drive about 11pm on Friday. The men ordered Govender and Naidoo to open the electric windows of the car. Govender then reportedly reached down to push the button to open the windows and was shot in the right leg.
The three men forced him into the passenger seat and got into the car. They sped off, but Govender opened a door and jumped out of the vehicle.
Shortly afterwards, at the intersection of Fernham and Industrial Park Drive, the stolen car’s anti-hijacking device became active and the vehicle stalled.
With the stolen car immobilised, the suspects were apparently so angry that they shot Naidoo seven times in the chest, Read said.
The three assailants fled in another vehicle. The police made three arrests in Umhlanga Rocks on Sunday. Govender was treated at a local hospital and discharged, reported.
