Police plead for assistance in missing woman
POLOKWANE
The Limpopo SAPS are on the hunt for unknown suspects involved in the disappearance of a 38 year old woman from Polokwane, the lady allegedly went missing on Sunday morning.
“It is alleged that on the 29th September 2019 at about 08:00, Maria Kekana left her home in Westenburg driving a white Toyota Yaris to Polokwane town to run some errands but did not return home.
“ Later in the evening at about 23:30, the victim’s husband received a phone call from an unknown number and when he answered, he only heard his wife’s desperate plea for help in the background, alleging that she was kidnapped and was kept at an unknown location inside a locked shack. They were then cut off and when he called back, the phone went straight to voicemail,” said Limpopo SAPS’s Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
Both the victim and the motor vehicle, a White Toyota Yaris with registration number CZX 412 L, are still missing and Police have opened a case of kidnapping and the search operation and manhunt for the suspect(s) involved is underway.
The Police are appealing to anyone with information that can lead to the recovery of the victim, and that could lead to the arrest of the suspects involved, to urgently contact Detective Warrant Officer Lesiba Matsaung on 079 975 2529 or the Crime Stop Number 0860010111 or the nearest Police Station. The Police investigations are still continuing.
