3 men accused of hijacking taxis killed after being tortured, forced to drink acid
Police in Witbank, Mpumalanga, have launched a manhunt for suspects who allegedly killed three men by forcing them to drink acid on Friday afternoon.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said a fourth man, who survived the ordeal, confirmed to police that they were kidnapped, assaulted and forced to drink acid by a group of people linked to the taxi business.
The man is in serious condition at a local hospital.
Hlathi said the survivor told police that they were accused of being behind several taxi hijackings in Witbank and surrounding areas.
He added that local police received information earlier on Friday that four men had been kidnapped by a group of people associated with the taxi business and had been taken to a local taxi rank.