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Case of missing FS teen ends tragically

───   LEATILE LEIEE 14:52 Tue, 14 Jul 2020

Case of missing FS teen ends tragically | News Article
Stefan Niewoudt. Image: Supplied

The search of the missing 19-year-old Stefan Niewoudt from Harrismith has reached a dire ending, after a team found his body.


Niewoudt was discovered at the Botanical Gardens of Plattenberg outside the Free State town, on Tuesday. Police spokesperson, Motantsi Makhele, says the teen was found with a gun wound to the head and a .270 rifle next to his body – adding no foul play is suspected.

OFM previously reported that Niewoudt’s car was found abandoned earlier on Tuesday. 

Niewoudt’s father said his son was on his way to visit a friend at a farm near Verkykerskop, but he never arrived at his destination. 

With the help and continued efforts of a search conducted by Bethlehem K9, Harrismith police and the community the investigation came to an end.

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