Four men arrested for targeting LGBTQIA+ community on dating apps
Updated | By Mmangaliso Khumalo
Police in Gauteng have arrested a group of men who allegedly targeted the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer community.
The gang targeted people who make use of dating apps, luring them to secluded places to kidnap and rob them of their belongings.
The arrests come after a 26-year-old man, who had been chatting to one of the suspects, was lured to an area where he was hijacked, kidnapped and robbed off his personal belongings.
The four men were arrested at a restaurant in Parktown during an anti-kidnapping operation.
National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the four men have already appeared in court.
“Thirty-three-year-old Thabo Ndlovu, 27-year-old Ndumiso Mahlangu, 27-year-old Sibusiso Tshabalala and 25-year-old Elson Nyati were arrested and have already appeared before the Booysens Magistrate’s Court.”
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