Two Women Hijacked In Kraaifontein On Mother’s Day — One Found Burned Inside Car In Atlantis
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Shortly after midnight on Mother’s Day, two women climbed into a vehicle in Kraaifontein — unaware that six armed men were about to steal everything, including one woman’s life. What followed across the Western Cape was a violent sequence of events that investigators are now examining as murder, attempted murder, hijacking, and possible sexual assault. Communities from Kraaifontein to Atlantis woke Monday morning to news that shook them deeply.
The pair were reportedly seized by the suspects before the situation deteriorated into something far darker. One victim, aged 30, allegedly broke free during the chaos and fled barefoot toward the nearest light she could find. A security officer encountered her along the roadside and immediately arranged transport to Wesfleur Hospital in Atlantis, where medical staff received her for urgent treatment. Her companion was not as fortunate.
Western Cape SAPS confirmed that the second woman’s remains were discovered inside a gutted, torched car near the intersection of Christopher Starke and John van Niekerk Roads in the Atlantis industrial zone. “Investigators believe the vehicle was stripped and set alight to destroy forensic evidence,” a spokesperson told journalists Tuesday. No arrests have been secured, and the six suspects remain at large. Police had not provided a formal case number by publication time.
Kraaifontein sits northeast of Cape Town, a suburb long troubled by organised gang networks and stolen-vehicle syndicates that frequently use the N7 corridor as an escape route toward coastal industrial pockets like Atlantis. Residents there have recorded a surge in armed hijackings over recent months, with women travelling after dark disproportionately targeted by perpetrators emboldened by slow response times.
At Wesfleur Hospital on Tuesday, a nurse who declined to be named described a waiting area thick with tension. A relative of the survivor sat motionless in a plastic chair near the reception counter, clutching an unopened bottle of water, staring at nothing — her knuckles pale, her face unreadable, as staff moved quietly around her.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been formally released, pending notification of her family. Somewhere tonight, people who love her are waiting for a knock they dread. Whether those six men will ever stand before a judge — and whether this woman will receive the justice she deserved on a day meant to honour mothers — remains a question without an answer.
Anyone holding information must contact SAPS or reach Crime Stop anonymously on 08600 10111.
Is it still safe for women to drive alone at night in South Africa — or has that right been taken from us entirely?
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