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| Man guilty of car boot abduction | Man guilty of car boot abduction |
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| A man has admitted abducting a nurse and leaving her tied up and locked in the boot of a car for up to 10 days. | A man has admitted abducting a nurse and leaving her tied up and locked in the boot of a car for up to 10 days. |
| Magdeline Makola, 38, of Livingston in West Lothian, was found dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia in the boot of her own car on 26 December. | Magdeline Makola, 38, of Livingston in West Lothian, was found dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia in the boot of her own car on 26 December. |
| Justice Ngema, 35, who is originally from South Africa, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh. | Justice Ngema, 35, who is originally from South Africa, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh. |
| Ngema, who had only met the victim briefly before the attack, is due to be sentenced on 21 July. | Ngema, who had only met the victim briefly before the attack, is due to be sentenced on 21 July. |
| Concerns for Ms Makola had first been raised when she failed to turn up for work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 15 December. | Concerns for Ms Makola had first been raised when she failed to turn up for work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 15 December. |
| An investigation was launched and the South African-born nurse was discovered by police in a red Vauxhall Astra in the town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire. | An investigation was launched and the South African-born nurse was discovered by police in a red Vauxhall Astra in the town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire. |
| Magdeline Makola arrived at court to hear the guilty plea | Magdeline Makola arrived at court to hear the guilty plea |
| Her brother Refilwe Makola, 35, flew from his home in South Africa to be with his sister while she was being treated in hospital. | Her brother Refilwe Makola, 35, flew from his home in South Africa to be with his sister while she was being treated in hospital. |
| Ms Makola was in court to hear the guilty plea. | Ms Makola was in court to hear the guilty plea. |
| The court heard that Ms Makola believed she was going to be raped. | |
| Det Con Kevin Huliston, a family liaison officer with Lothian and Borders Police, later read a statement on behalf of Ms Makola outside the court. | |
| It said: "When I was taken I did not think I was going to survive and the experience of being trapped is one that will stay with me for the rest of my life. | |
| "While I was in the boot of the car it was difficult for me to work out how long I had been there, but one of my strongest memories is realising that it was Christmas Day because it was so quiet outside. | |
| "I have a strong faith in God and I spent a lot of time praying that someone would find me. | |
| "Praying gave me a lot of strength and when the policeman opened the door I was so happy that my prayers had been answered. | |
| "I am pleased that Justice Ngema has pleaded guilty today and I want people to know that I feel no anger towards him, only pity. I wish him well in the future and I will pray for him." | |
| Det Insp Alan Sommerville, of Lothian and Borders Police, said Ms Makola had been in her house when Ngema appeared saying he was cold and thirsty, so she let him in and gave him a drink. | |
| Magdeline Makola was locked inside the boot of a Vauxhall Astra | |
| She had only met him briefly several years previously after being introduced through a friend as a fellow South African. | She had only met him briefly several years previously after being introduced through a friend as a fellow South African. |
| Det Insp Sommerville told BBC Scotland that soon after Ngema had attacked her. | Det Insp Sommerville told BBC Scotland that soon after Ngema had attacked her. |
| He then blindfolded, bound and gagged her "very tightly". | He then blindfolded, bound and gagged her "very tightly". |
| He said: "There was no way she could escape, she was very, very tightly bound and gagged." | He said: "There was no way she could escape, she was very, very tightly bound and gagged." |
| He put her in the back seat of her car before driving off. She struggled and in trying to free herself set of the car alarm so he put her in the boot. | He put her in the back seat of her car before driving off. She struggled and in trying to free herself set of the car alarm so he put her in the boot. |
| Det Insp Sommerville said: "She was in a lot of pain when we found her and in real distress. | Det Insp Sommerville said: "She was in a lot of pain when we found her and in real distress. |
| "We had to very slowly remove the bindings, she was very dehydrated and had mild frostbite to her toes." | "We had to very slowly remove the bindings, she was very dehydrated and had mild frostbite to her toes." |
| He said Ngema used force to obtain Ms Makola's bank pin codes. | |
| The detective added: "Ngema would appear to be a difficult, strange person and motive-wise we can only find pure greed. | |
| "He is a South African national who has never really held down a steady job while he has lived in the UK and instead he has taken advantage of people and scrounged along the way. | "He is a South African national who has never really held down a steady job while he has lived in the UK and instead he has taken advantage of people and scrounged along the way. |
| "This has been a horrific crime and what he did to to her is appalling." | "This has been a horrific crime and what he did to to her is appalling." |
| He added how he believed Ms Makola got through her ordeal by her strong faith as she kept praying. | He added how he believed Ms Makola got through her ordeal by her strong faith as she kept praying. |