The 56-year-old Marius ‘Mario’ Pretorius who went missing on May 25 this year allegedly is safe but ‘does not want to be found’.

His wife Suzette told the Herald‘s sister newspaper, the News, on June 15 that she received information via a second party that Marius had contacted his daughter on Monday June 13 saying he had ‘a new life’ and did not want to be found.

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Due to the fact that he used his loyalty card at a supermarket in Randfontein, Suzette believes that he is still there. She told the News she had a lot of trauma to work through, especially after people started attacking her on social media causing a lot of conflict.

Marius was a security guard at Menlyn Mall at the time of his disappearance.

The Herald is obliged to update the public whenever there is a development in a missing person’s case as there could still be parties/ organisations looking for that person. We deem any missing person case in a serious light and once we have been approached to send out a notice, it is in the public interest – Ed.