POTCHEFSTROOM. – Police are investigating an alleged abduction after a 35-year-old woman who was on her way to work on Wednesday morning was found on Thursday evening at Dithakong Village.
According to Const. Thuto Bobelo, spokesperson for the SAPD, Prudence Motlalepule Mooketsi allegedly sent a distressing message to her boyfriend at around 07:00 on 16 September indicating that she needed help and that she was against her will in a motor vehicle.
According to the SAPD, Mooketsi provided no information about the number of suspects or people in the vehicle. Her boyfriend then tried to call her to establish her location, but the calls were diverted to voicemail.
He reported the incident to police, after which an investigation was launched.
On Thursday evening 17 September, Mooketsi was dropped off by the roadside at Dithakong Village, not far from where she was allegedly initially abducted.
Community members assisted her and called the police. According to the SAPD, she was severely traumatised and emergency services and medical rescue services were called to treat her.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is requested to contact the investigating officer, AO Samuel Matiti, on 082 374 0498 or the nearest police station.
Police also appeal to the public not to spread unverified information that could prejudice the investigation or cause unnecessary panic.
Source: SAPD
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
