BRITS POS – MOOINOOI - Concerted and tireless efforts by Bojanala Platinum Sub-District 1 team comprising Detectives, Visible Policing, Crime Intelligence as well as Mooinooi Community Patrollers and various private security companies’ personnel, yielded positive results when a 71-year-old kidnapping victim, Petrus Jacobus Buys, also known as “Bakkies” was found unharmed on Wednesday evening, 24 September 2025, in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province.
The victim was allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday evening, 23 September 2025, at Elandskraal, in the policing area of Mooinooi, west of Brits. According to information, an unconfirmed number of suspects entered the victim’s house in his absence, then kidnapped him upon arrival. Afterwards, the suspects allegedly put the victim inside a vehicle and left the premises.
The motive of the kidnapping is still unknown, and investigation into the matter continues to ensure that those responsible are identified and arrested.
