Law Enforcement Officer Chimoney Abrahams and five-year-old Fatiya Handino.

What began as a terrifying hijacking ordeal for a Cape Town family ended with heartfelt praise for the City of Cape Town's Law Enforcement officers who helped bring their daughter home safely.

After going through a horrendous hijacking ordeal, a Cape Town family has praised the group of officers who assisted them.

On May 21, shortly after 9am, five-year-old Fatiya Handino and her father were held at gunpoint on their arrival at home.

The hijackers forcibly removed her father from the vehicle and fled the scene with the terrified toddler still inside.