Car wash operators questioned after hijacked VW Polo found on premises

10 April 2019 - 13:54
By naledi shange
Police are questioning operators of a car wash in Ivory Park, Tembisa, after a hijacked car was found on the premises. File photo.
Image: bwylezich / 123RF Stock Photo Police are questioning operators of a car wash in Ivory Park, Tembisa, after a hijacked car was found on the premises. File photo.

The operators of a car wash in Ivory Park, Tembisa, have been taken in for questioning after a car that was hijacked just hours earlier was found parked at their business, Ekurhuleni police said on Wednesday.

The hijacking happened in Kempton Park on Tuesday, said Capt Jethro Mtshali.

The VW Polo's driver had been fatally shot.

"The 46-year-old victim sustained a bullet wound on the upper body," Mtshali said. "He was declared dead by the paramedics on the scene."