UPDATE: Missing boy’s body found
Missing Mathew's body has been found.
The body of five-year-old Mathew Olivier has been found.
Various reports on Facebook indicate that little Mathew drowned in a ‘sluisdam’.
Exact details of his drowning is still unclear and the matter has been handed over to the police to investigate.
The News would like to express its condolences towards the family in this tragic time.
Boy missing from grandparents’ farm
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Five-year-old Mathew Ryan Olivier went missing from his grandparents farm, Groenplaas, near Randfontein on 27 December at around 6pm.
The boy was last seen wearing an orange t-shirt and orange shorts.
Police, community members, friends and family of the Olivier’s conducted a search party on the farm yesterday and efforts will continue again today.
Police are appealing to the community to come forward with any information that could help locate the little boy.
Contact Captain Appel Ernst on 082 853 0403 with your information, or contact the Krugersdorp police’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit (FCS) on 082 778 9049.
