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Chained like a dog: Sandra Munsamy’s 162 days of hell

Shackled to a wall with a padlock attached to her ankle, and only enough length to move from a bed to a toilet and bath.

Sandra Munsamy was kidnapped while on her way to work and confined to a room by a 10m chain
Sandra Munsamy was kidnapped while on her way to work and confined to a room by a 10m chain (Supplied)

Shackled to a wall with a padlock attached to her ankle, and only enough length to move from a bed to a toilet and bath.

This is how Durban businesswoman Sandra Munsamy spent 162 days at a home in Mpumalanga, while investigators worked around the clock to track her down.

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