KWAZULU-NATAL. – Police are offering a R50 000 reward for information that could help locate Lathitha Mtolo (7), who has been missing since February.
Col. Robert Netshiunda, police spokesperson, says Lathitha was last seen by her friends in the Marikana area in Kokstad on 26 February. Her current whereabouts are unknown. Police arrested and charged a 33-year-old man after community members allegedly assaulted him. According to police, the man claimed under duress that he had abducted Lathitha and handed her over to a man who took her to an unknown location. However, the kidnapping dossier was not placed on the court roll due to insufficient evidence.
Police are appealing to anyone with information about where Lathitha is located, or the circumstances of her disappearance, to call Detective Constable Jaca on 071 769 7670.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
