Missing police officer found
Silowe was found near Culcutta in Bushbuckridge next to a set of traffic lights yesterday.
The missing police officer, Const Baswabile Mildred Silowe (26), who had been reported missing by her sister at the Bushbuckridge Police Station on Sunday, has since been found.
Silowe left her home on Sunday afternoon to travel back to work in Lydenburg using public transport. When she arrived at a shopping complex to take a second taxi to Lydenburg, she was offered a lift by an unknown man and instantly informed her sister.
Her sister called to check up on her several times, but failed to reach her. She also called Silowe’s roommate who confirmed that she had not arrived. The sister then became anxious and reported the matter to the SAPS which immediately launched a search.
Silowe was found near Culcutta in Bushbuckridge next to a set of traffic lights yesterday. She told police that she recalled having her face covered with a white cloth by one of the men in the car who had offered her a lift to Lydenburg. She became unconscious thereafter.
Silowe later regained consciousness only to find out she had been ditched in the bush with her hands and feet tied with ropes. She had been robbed of all her belongings. She managed to roll herself to a road nearby where she was spotted by a passing ambulance.
The police were summoned immediately and the victim was then taken to hospital for medical treatment, and has since been discharged.
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The provincial commissioner of the police in Mpumalanga, Lt Gen Mondli Zuma, expressed relief that Silowe had been found alive and ordered an investigation into this matter.
Anyone with information who may assist the SAPS with their investigation is requested to contact Det WO Nicol Setwane on 072-906-8621.
