Central SA
FS cops searching for man who allegedly fled with toddler─── 12:24 Tue, 05 Oct 2021
Free State police were searching for a 55-year-old man who allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend in the street and fled with their three-year-old child. The woman had allegedly previously been granted a protection order against the man.
Police spokesperson Captain Malebo Khosana said the incident happened in the Mafahlaneng township, near Tweeling, on Monday morning.
Khosana said the woman was walking down the street when her ex approached her.
The spokesperson added that the man had questioned the woman on why she had not taken their child to him.
When the woman told him the child was sick, the man allegedly assaulted her. He then took the child and ran away with him.
The woman reported the incident to the police, and a chase ensued. The man disappeared between houses during the chase, Khosana said.
The suspect is a 55-year-old African male wearing a blue tracksuit top and black tracksuit pants with stripes on the sides, he added.
Khosana said the man contravened the protection order. The order barred him from contacting the woman and child, insulting or assaulting the woman, or entering her residence.
Police have called on residents to assist them in tracking down the man and reuniting the woman with her child.
