EASTERN CAPE. – A 15-year-old boy has been detained after allegedly being found in a stolen vehicle near Mthatha Ultra City in the Eastern Cape. The vehicle was stolen on Wednesday, 14 October at approximately 02:00 from a garage in the KwaLindile area.
Crime prevention officers from Mthatha central police station traced the vehicle and brought it to a stop near Ultra City, whereafter the teenager was detained. Capt. Welile Matyolo, police spokesperson, says a probation officer was consulted and the necessary documentation for a minor in conflict with the law has been completed. The boy was thereafter transferred to a youth centre and is expected to appear in children's court soon.
Maj.-Gen. Norman Modishana, OR Tambo district commissioner, expressed his disappointment that a child who was supposed to be at school and preparing for a better future was involved in crime.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
