According to Sgt Harry Manaka (corporate communication) an 18-year-old boy was reported missing by his family on June 13, which prompted investigation into an illegal initiation school in the area.
SAPS Duduza, in partnership with the social crime prevention unit, the department of environmental affairs and local traditional initiation chiefs, finally made a breakthrough in the case and executed a search and rescue operation on July 8.
“The boys were found at makeshift camps in a veld next to Dunnottar and Jameson Park and were taken to a nearby facility for a medical examination and later reunited with the families.”
The suspects were charged with violation of the National Disaster Management Act, since government had suspended the winter traditional initiation season due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. They are expected to appear in Nigel Magistrate’s Court soon.
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