South African Trio Charged with Nigerian Bolt Driver’s Murder Filmed on Dashcam

They then “forced the deceased to stop the vehicle, strangled him to death and robbed him of his cell phone and vehicle which was later recovered”, the prosecuting authority’s spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said.

There has been a growing number of reports of e-hailing drivers coming under attack in South Africa, with many drivers calling for greater protection, as the country grapples with high crime levels and one of the highest murder rates in the world.

The e-hailing partners’ council condemned Satlat’s killing, adding that it was not an “isolated incident”.

The organisation praised the role that the dashcam footage and social media played in capturing his murder but reiterated calls for “preventative security measures” to better protect drivers.

It also called on e-hailing companies to “vet and verify passengers to prevent criminals masquerading as customers”.

Numerous political parties and e-hailing drivers gathered outside the court house on Monday to protest against Satlat’s murder.

One driver called for the government to set up a task team to deal with the attacks on them, according to local broadcaster Newzroom Afrika.

He also called for the establishment of a system to compensate the families of drivers killed on the job. Spokesperson for the Satlat family Solomon Izang Ashoms said his relatives were left with unanswered questions.

“His dad is struggling, we’re very afraid for [him] because his blood pressure’s been shooting up [since the death],” Ashoms said.

The case against the three was postponed to next Monday. BBC