MEC for Education in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi is concerned about the alleged kidnapping of a Grade Five learner from the EP Bauman Primary School in Mayfair on Wednesday morning.
Lesufi said: “It is alleged an 11-year-old learner was kidnapped at gunpoint by three males in a new shaped silver/white Toyota Yaris. This happened outside the school gate while she was waiting in line to be sanitised and screened.
How the Mayfair kidnapping took place @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/qvjKj6g3cn
— Alex Sweet Patrick (@IamAlexSweet) November 17, 2021
“We are pleading with any member of the public who may have witnessed the abduction or knows anything about this incident to approach relevant law enforcement agencies.
Nethenea Jwarts is waiting to collect her child from the Mayfair school where a 9-year-old was kidnapped this morning @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/FApnfUhf5a
— Alex Sweet Patrick (@IamAlexSweet) November 17, 2021
“We condemn the actions of the criminal elements who prey on young learners and our prayers are with the family and friends of the young learner.
“Our psycho-social unit has been deployed to the school to assist learners and staff at the school who may be going through the trauma of witnessing this unfortunate incident.”
Christina More and her daughter Naomi live accross the road from the Mayfair school where the young girl was kidnapped this morning @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/aMv6Sn1rrl
— Alex Sweet Patrick (@IamAlexSweet) November 17, 2021
The circumstances relating to the kidnapping is being investigated by the police.
