Nigerian Isaac Satlat, working as e-hailing driver, killed by passengers in South Africa
Isaac Satlat, a Nigerian working as an e-hailing driver in South Africa, has been killed by passengers caught on camera strangulating him.
A footage of Mr Satlat, who is reportedly a student, struggling with two passengers, a male and a female, as they strangulate him has gone viral on social media since the incidence on Thursday.
An X page reporting crimes in South Africa, @CrimeInSA on Friday, said “A dash cam captured the fatal attack of a 22 year old Nigerian e-hailing/Bolt driver Isaac Satlat in Pretoria. The young man was hijacked and strangled last night in Pretoria.”
South Africa police confirmed the murder of a driver by passengers but are yet to identify the driver killed in the viral footage.
“The police have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was allegedly killed while inside the car in Pretoria West on Wednesday, 11/02. More arrests are imminent as the police investigation continues,” a statement by South African police on Friday said.
It added, “Preliminary investigations suggest that the victim was murdered by a male and female who had requested the services of an e-hailing driver in Pretoria West. The hijacked vehicle and the body of the victim were found in Atteridgeville on the same day.”
The suspect is expected to appear before the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing charges that include car hijacking and murder.
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