By: Natasha Archary

A 42-year-old KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) woman and her lover have been arrested for faking her kidnapping and hijacking.
The married woman from Dawncrest in Verulam, sent her husband a voice note on Thursday, 22 August informing him that she was being hijacked.
Her husband was then sent two location pin drops from her cellphone which indicated she was passing Westville and Pinetown.
Thereafter all communication ended.
The husband contacted the armed response services of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) and the incident was circulated on RUSA’s social media platforms.
Several Law Enforcement Agencies & Partners began searching for the female throughout the KZN Province.
Reaction Officers received several tip-offs immediately after the circulation became public.
Several callers informed Officers that the female was involved in an extramarital affair and had faked the hijacking to be with her lover.
Officers were also forwarded an image of a woman requesting legal assistance in obtaining a divorce on a public platform. The request was believed to be the woman who claimed to have been hijacked.
RUSA located the woman in Newcastle, KZN on Saturday, 24 August with her 55-year-old lover.
According to RUSA, the woman’s lover removed the number plates from her vehicle and abandoned the white Suzuki Celerio in an attempt to mislead the investigation.
Both suspects then booked into a lodge.
Detectives from SAPS Verulam traveled to Newcastle on Saturday evening and transported both the male & female back to Ethekweni. They are currently in the custody of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
They both are charged with defeating the ends of justice and will appear in the Verulam Magistrates Court this week.
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