Suspect Arrested After Viral Video Shows Father Shooting Dead Alleged Hijacker During Attempted Hijacking With His Children Inside The Vehicle
A 35-year-old man has been arrested following an attempted hijacking in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, during which a father shot and killed one of his alleged attackers while protecting himself and his two children. The incident occurred on 9 October 2026 as the family was leaving their driveway.
Police said suspects approached the family’s vehicle, with one allegedly opening fire on the driver, who returned fire. The confrontation was captured on dashcam footage that has since gone viral on social media, showing the bakkie moving forward before crashing into a tree as the father continued shooting.
The footage also shows the father’s son helping his sister out of the passenger seat after the confrontation. Police arrested the 35-year-old suspect in KwaDabeka on Sunday, allegedly finding him in possession of an unlicensed firearm and 14 rounds of ammunition.
The suspect faces charges including attempted carjacking, attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. He is expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The incident has drawn attention to the circumstances surrounding the father’s use of a firearm while his children were caught in the alleged hijacking.
ANC parliamentary chief whip & head of elections, Comrade Mdumiseni Ntuli says the main reason why the rogue ANC is broke this electioneering season & cannot go all out with billboards & online campaigning, and the mandatory dishing out of food parcels, T-shirts & all manner of ANC paraphernalia, is because of White people, especially the males:
“Remember who owns the South African economy— it is largely whites & white males. In many respects, they have been part of that ownership long before our liberation in 1994. [These whites] will channel their resources to where they believe their ideals will be championed…”.
Hence ANC bestie & frenemy, the DA is enviably well-funded by presumably white donors.
A drunk police officer drinking and driving caused a serious accident and was whisked away by colleagues. Were they not supposed to arrest and charge him?
[WATCH] ANC IS LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING
We must lower the cost of living for our people by lowering the price of electricity. On Thursday we heard the Minister of Finance table the Mid Term Speech in Parliament where he introduced steps to lower the impact of the rising cost of living on households of South Africans, the ANC government on Thursday introduced the Fuel Levy relief which will be in effect from the 4th of November, the government is also investing R10 Billion to mitigate these rising prices and high cost of living.
These are not promises but practical steps being taken. Things are changing for South Africans and they are changing for the better.
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