Taxi drivers in Nyanga arrested 4 suspects and cut their private parts off

Taxi drivers in Nyanga arrested 4 suspects and cut their private parts off.

 It is alleged the 4 hijacked an Avanza which was later used for robbery and later raped a female occupant. 

Police and paramedics are on the scene attending to a suspect who survived the ordeal but his tongue was also cut off. Three of the suspects died from their injuries

Five men between the ages of 15 and 27, who were seriously injured, are fighting for their lives in a local hospital, Potelwa said.

“Circumstances surrounding the incident/s are the subject of the police investigation currently under way.

“The SAPS have reinforced deployments in the Nyanga taxi rank area in a bid to apprehend the suspects and prevent further criminal acts from occurring.

“Detectives are following up all leads including the possibility that the motive is a vigilante attack.”

Western Cape police have deployed resources to the Nyanga taxi rank area after a suspected vigilante attack on seven men.

The assault led to the death of two of the men, aged 23 and 26, said Brig Novela Potelwa.