Two boys abducted and dumped in veld in Protea Glen
Young boy’s kidapped at Glenridge on heritage day.
Two boys between the ages of 8 and 10 were abducted at Protea Glen Extension 16 on Heritage Day and later dumped in an open veld in Extension 11.
According to the parents of one of the boys, the children were from watching a soccer game at a soccer field next to Glenridge Shoprite when the incident happened. “In the morning the young boys who are friends asked to dress in their traditional regalia in celebration of Heritage Day.
They then went to play in the streets and they later went to watch a soccer game. On their way back home they saw a white Ford Ranger with no registration and broken windows following them. The car then stopped next to them.
Two old men got out of the car and took the boys, tied their hands, blindfolded them, and covered their mouth,” said one of the boys’ parents.
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It is said that the two men drove off with the two young boys, undressed them only to dump them in an open veld where they were left crying hysterically. The two boys sustained no physical harm. After being dumped on the veld the two boys made their way to the street, where they were seen by a resident who asked them why they were crying and what had happened to them.
The boys explained, the resident then called the police who came and took the boys to their homes at around 17:00 pm. On arrival, both the parents of the boys were shocked to see their children getting of a police car, with only their underpants on.
The police explained what happened. Police said no case was opened and the boys are due to start with their counselling session offered by the state on October 11.
Parents are urged to be on the lookout for a suspicious white Ford Ranger which has been seen going around the area of Protea.
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