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Noordwyk father and son survive hijacking, kidnap nightmare after son returned from school
" What was meant to be a simple collect-and-drop-off for a Noordwyk father turned into a kidnapping nightmare. source: journalist Keba Mothoagae, The Noordwyk man had just arrived to drop off his son at their Ash Road residence  when a gunman confronted the two in their vehicle. "The suspected ordered them out of the vehicle before instructing the father and his son to get into the car's boot," said Midrand police spokesman Constable Matome Tlamela. "He asked the man for his car key to open the boot, which somehow did not open. He told the two to get into the back seat, with the son pleading to sit next to his father." Tlamela said anothr suspect appeared nearby and jumped into the front passenger seat, before the men drove off with their hostages, threatening death if they did not cooperate. "The driver dropped off father and son and placed under the watch of his accomplice at a house in Hampton Road, Glen Austin, and drove off in the hijacked vehicle, a silver Chevrolet SS Lumina. They had enquired about its tracking device. Not long after, the driver is said to have returned to where the hostages were being held, before picking up his accomplice and fleeing. The vehicle, along with a cellphone, iPod and bank cards were stolen. Police are investigating the matter.

The original plan was good.  The gunman ordered the father and son out of their car with intentions of locking them in the trunk (boot).  This would ensure that neither of the two victims would have time to study the gunman to be able to identify him later.  It would also ensure that that the two would not in anyway be able to interfere with the armed robbers.

Father finds son held at gunpoint



Fathers and sons make great targets

When you have decided to commit an armed robbery, it is very important to choose your victims.

An excellent target is a father and son.  Once you pull out the guns and announce the hold up, the two victims will pretty much do as you say.  The father won't try anything because he will be scared that you will hurt his son.  And the son won't do anything because he will be concerned about his father.

If one of them tries to get cleaver with you, lets say it is the father, all you need to do is point the gun at his sons head and he will immediately start doing what you tell him to do.

Father finds son held at gunpoint

BLUE HILLS- A house near Village Street in Blue Hills was broken into by armed men

According to Midrand police communications officer, Constable Matome Tlamela the victim was asleep when he was awoken by noises coming from his son’s room which was located down the passage.
Tlamela said the victim made his way to his son’s room and found two armed men holding his son at gunpoint.
The alleged suspects ordered the victim and his son to lie down on the floor and then tied them up with shoe laces.
Tlamela said the suspects managed to get away with goods valued at R33 000, including laptops and TVs.
Police are investigating.


As you can see this was a very successful hold-up.  But if you are going to do something like this you must remember you do not want to give your victim too much time to be able to see you as this could result in them being able to identify you at a later stage.

Once the two armed robbers had tied up the father and son they should have immediately stuffed them into a closet.  Ideally the robbers should have brought some duck tape with and taped the men's mouths shut.  This would prevent father and son trying to discuss any plans while you had them locked in the closet. 

As all this was happening in the son's room, one of the robbers could have opened his closet and ordered the two of them into the closet. 

If the lock was not very strong they could have moved furniture against the closet door like the son's bed would be great to keep the closet doors closed.

With the father and his son locked in the closet, their house is now yours and you can take your time looting their house taking everything you want.