SAPS, Hawks rescue Polokwane woman from kidnappers

18 March 2016 - 16:02
By TMG Digital

A woman abducted and held hostage for ransom was safely rescued on Thursday night‚ but three officers were wounded in a shootout with the kidnappers during the cash drop. The 36-year-old woman was kidnapped at her home in Nirvana‚ Polokwane‚ on Tuesday‚ Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said in a statement on Friday.

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