Information surfaced from members of the public that she had been seen in one of the taverns at Violet Bank near Bushbuckridge.

According to the provincial police spokesperson, Col Donald Mdhluli, the woman had apparently left her three children, aged nine months, four years and fi ve years, unattended and disappeared sometime between the evening of Friday April 9 and the morning of Saturday April 10.

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“It is said she resides with her mother and three children. Her mother is said to have heard her nine-month-old grandchild crying in the bedroom and upon checking, realised that her daughter was gone. “The matter was reported to police on Tuesday April 13 after her family’s growing concerns regarding her sudden disappearance. The police launched a search party and members of the public came on board, hence her arrest,” explained Mdhluli.

“The police management in Mpumalanga would like to thank members of the public for their valuable information, which led to a breakthrough and arrest of the woman who had allegedly left her three children unattended,” said Mdhluli.