A woman was forced to pay R500 ransom to get her dog back
A Cape Town woman found herself in a horrible situation on Table Mountain over the weekend when she was forced to pay R500 to get her dog back.
According to reports, a Jack Russel named Jolie was running about 20 metres away from his owner, Lisette Lombard. At about 11am, the owner realised that the dog had disappeared.
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Lombard searched for her beloved dog for three hours before she received a strange call. When answering, the person on the other end informed her that they had her dog and would not release him until she had paid a ransom.
The kidnappers had seen her number on the dog's tag.
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After negotiating, they agreed on R500 and later met at the Blue Route Mall in Tokai to do the exchange.
Could this be the new money-making business for criminals?
My dog was kidnapped from Table mountain today by a syndicate. I was held randsom for a reward. She was literally only about 20m behind me and when I looked again she was gone. Luckily with the police in Kirstenhof we managed to get her back tonight @TableMountainNP @CityofCT 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/AADhPL9vcG
— Lisette Lombard (@LisLombard) October 9, 2021
Image Credit: Twitter/Lisette Lombard