660 children reported as missing last year
JOBURG - According to the Missing Persons Bureau, a child goes missing in South Africa every five hours.
Missing Children SA reported that from 1 December 2014 to 30 November last year, a total of 660 reports were filed with the organisation. Of these, 452 missing persons were later found.
Missing Children SA said the statistics showed that the organisation had a 68 percent success rate. “It is an unfortunate reality that six percent of the children found again, were found deceased,” read the organisation’s media statement.
“Every year we see the success rate decrease – we cannot say for a fact that it is because fewer children are found again, or perhaps because more cases are reported to our organisation.”
According to statistics released, in Gauteng 270 cases of missing persons were reported to the organisation of which 178 were later found.
Details: www.missingchildren.org.za or 021 950 1546
