News24 | 'They knew exactly where to find him': Retired businessman abducted at Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

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Police declined to comment about a suspected abduction of a retired businessman in Johannesburg.

Police declined to comment about a suspected abduction of a retired businessman in Johannesburg.

PHOTO: Lulama Zenzile/Gallo Images/Netwerk24

A retired businessman who was allegedly abducted at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens on Friday has still not been found. 

The man's identity is being withheld at the insistence of his family, who have declined to speak to News24 at this stage. 

SCP Security head Clive Maher, who provides armed response services at the victim's home, said he had received a call from an eyewitness at 09:55 on Friday.

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