Police in the Free State are searching for the missing Machaka Radebe, aged 16, who was last seen by her brother on Saturday 02 December 2023 at about 12:00.
It is alleged that the siblings were both sleeping at home in Thakalekwala Street, Rocklands in Bloemfontein. When the brother woke up at 12:45, he went to look for his sister and noticed that she was not in her bedroom. He tried to call her but her mobile phone was answered by an unknown male demanding cash or his sister will die.
The brother immediately informed their mother and they both went to Kagisanong Police Station to open a case of kidnapping. The suspect(s) are unknown at this stage and police are appealing to anyone who might have information on the incident or know the whereabouts of these suspect(s) or the 16-year-old, to contact Colonel Bolsiek on 082 466 8530 or police Crime Stop number on 08600 10111 or send an anonymous tip-off via the MySAPS App.
Police in the Free State are pleading with teenagers to stop providing or sharing personal information with unknown people online. We also wish to advice young girls not to agree to meet with anyone they met on social media.