Police have arrested suspects aged between 22 and 31 alleged to be linked to a Bronville #kidnapping incident. The suspects were arrested after two victims, aged 10 and 18, were rescued from a dilapidated building in Virginia. During the arrests police recovered unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The suspects are facing charges of kidnapping, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026 Bronville detectives received information from a reliable source on the whereabouts of suspects allegedly linked to the Bronville housebreaking and kidnapping investigation. Information was immediately operationalised and it let them to an identified dilapidated filling station in X5, Virginia.
The members tactically approached the premises, however when the alleged suspects spotted the police they fled the scene on foot. A chase ensued and the suspects opened fire towards the police. Members returned fire, while pursuing the suspects on foot.
Two of the suspects, aged 22 and 26, were subsequently apprehended. Police proceeded to the identified premises where two victims, a female aged 18, and a minor male aged 10, were found in a state of shock half-naked, covered with a blanket. Trauma counseling will be arranged for the victims.
Upon, further investigations police discovered one revolver and an airgun with a serial number filed off, both were partially covered with a cloth on the couch. Police further recovered one Norinco pistol.
More information was received by Virginia police from a member of the public about another suspect who was alleged to be in possession of a firearm and possibly linked to the other suspects. The information led members to an address in Saaiplaas, Virginia. Through the assistance of community members two suspects, a male and female, aged 29 and 31, were arrested after they were found to be in unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. The firearm was found hidden beneath a bed in the identified address.
Police seized the firearms and ammunition and a cellphone and booked them in as evidence.
The motive for the kidnapping will form part of police investigations. No injuries or fatalities were reported during the incident.
According to information the two victims were allegedly kidnapped by unknown armed intruders at their home in Bronville on 10 November 2026.
The Acting Lejweleputswa District Commissioner Brigadier Envor Solomon has lauded the swift response and coordination between Bronville and Virginia SAPS in apprehending the suspects and rescuing the victims safely. He further extends appreciation to members of the public for working alongside the South African Police Service.
The arrested suspects will appear in Court on Thursday, 12 November 2026, on their respective charges.
