The EMS crew was hijacked, kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed of their personal cellphones and equipment while responding to what appeared to be a distress call. (Bertram Malgas / News24)
The Gauteng Department of Health has welcomed the conviction of a man who robbed, kidnapped, and hijacked an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crew.
Department spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court sentenced 25-year-old Matome Tumi Sepesu on Wednesday.
Modiba added the EMS crew was hijacked, kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed of their personal cellphones and equipment while responding to what appeared to be a distress call in Nellmapius, Pretoria, in July 2023.
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