KNYSNA NEWS - Six people were arrested and charged with the kidnapping and extortion of a 20-year-old Concordia man on Saturday 24 October.

Southern Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Christopher Spies said according to preliminary investigation, a man contacted the father of the victim telephonically, threatening him and demanding an amount of cash for the release of his son.

Spies said the father immediately alerted the police who, following leads, found the victim tied up in a house in Concordia at about 22:00 on Saturday. 

"Vigilant members attached to the Knysna Visible Policing and Crime Prevention Unit descended on the house where they found the victim on the floor with his hands and feet tied with a rope. A further search of the premises resulted in the arrest of six suspects and the confiscation of a cellphone that belongs to one of them,” he revealed.

Spies said the suspects, aged between 20 and 29, were to appear in court today, Monday, 26 October.

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