"Drink or die, driver told
30/05/2005 13:47 - (SA)
Johannesburg - A truck driver was recovering from alcohol poisoning in hospital in Witbank after being forced to drink two bottles of brandy during a hijacking near Delmas, Mpumalanga police said on Monday.
'Four bogus policemen stopped the truck driver on Friday night about 22:00 and asked him to get out of the vehicle so they could check his fingerprints. When he refused, they allegedly assaulted him and forced him to drink two 750ml of brandy, or die.
'After drinking the two bottles, he had a black-out,' Captain Abie Khoabane said.
The man woke up along the highway on Saturday morning, barely able to walk, suffering from a severe hangover and with his truck missing.
He continued to sleep till Sunday, when he was able to walk to the nearest police station, Khoabane said.
Police have recovered the truck and arrested one of the suspected robbers.
The remaining three were still at large. They allegedly drive a white Golf with police markings and have police appointment cards.
The unidentified truck driver was still at hospital, reportedly in a stable condition.
'This is a new modus operandi. They force people to drink the brandy - without as much as a dash or ice - in two minutes or die.
'The victims usually can't remember much of the incident,' Khoabane said. "
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