Central SA
Missing Bloemfontein teenager found, unharmed─── ZENANDE MPAME 12:28 Tue, 03 Oct 2023
“The 16-year-old has been reunited with her family after she was missing since August.”
After a month of searching, the investigating officer received a tip-off that someone had spotted Tshepiso Simon in the early hours of Saturday.
“Detective Constable Nyefulo Mofamere followed up on the tip-off and found her unharmed near Willows Street in the city,” said Communication and Liaison Officer Ikobeng Hlubi.
Tshepiso previously left home in Ramathe Street, Bochabela, on Friday (25/8) to go to a nearby tuck shop and she never came back.
“Her family began to worry after a week and conducted searches across the neighbourhood,” said Hlubi.
According to the latest statistics revealed by the SAPS Missing Persons Bureau for 2013, children go missing every five hours.
A missing person should be reported immediately. Picture: SAPS
And statistics from Missing Children South Africa reveal that 77% of children are found. Sadly, this still leaves at least 23% of the children being either never found, trafficked or found deceased.
There is no waiting period to report a missing person.
