A 16 year-old learner from a Port Elizabeth school has been arrested for the hijacking and murder of 53 year-old local resident Magda van Vuuren.
She was shot in the back in Adcockvale on Monday afternoon by a schoolboy in uniform, who then fled in her old boxer-type BMW.
Warrant Officer Alwin Labans says Van Vuuren had been visiting her mother who lives on the corner of Diaz and Kingston streets when the incident happened.
Labans says Van Vuuren was rushed to Livingston Hospital in a critical condition but died a short while later.
A description of the vehicle was circulated and Labans says flying squad members spotted it parked at the Engen Garage in Blue Water Bay shortly before 7.30 on Monday evening.
They swooped on the vehicle and arrested the youth and a 15 year-old schoolgirl who was in the car with him.
A firearm, believed to be the murder weapon, was also recovered inside the vehicle.
Labans says the two teenagers, who are from Wells Estate, are being held in custody and are due to make their first court appearance on Tuesday..
