No waiting period to report missing person
“It is essential to take steps and start the investigation into a missing person’s case immediately.”
There is no waiting period to report a missing person, police said.
“When a person goes missing, it is of the utmost importance for the SAPS to fulfil our mandate to serve and protect the citizens of South Africa,” said police spokesperson Sergeant Neliswa Dwaba.
“It is essential to take steps and start the investigation into a missing person’s case immediately.”
You can help police when reporting a missing person by following the below steps:
– Produce a recent photograph of the missing person, if possible.
– Give a complete description of the missing person’s last whereabouts, clothes they were wearing, as well as any information that can assist the investigating officer.
– Complete and sign an SAPS 55(A) form. This form safeguards police from hoax reports and allows them to distribute the photograph and information of the missing person.
– Obtain the investigating officer’s contact details, and send any additional information that might become available.
– If a missing person is found or returns voluntarily, inform the investigating officer immediately. An SAPS 92 form must be completed to inform the missing persons bureau that the person’s report can be removed from the system.
“Let us be vigilant and work collectively to keep families together and safe,” concluded Dwaba.
In the Moot and west of Pretoria, several people went missing in the last couple of years.
Some have been found, while others still remain missing.
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The latest case was Anthony Hand from Mountain View who was last seen on 19 May.
Fortunately, he was found at Kalafong Hospital recently after he was a victim of a hit-and-run.
A second missing case was that of Madimetja France Legong, who was last heard of on 1 November 2018.
His uncle Johannes Legong of Kalafong Heights also offered a reward of R20 000 to anyone that could lead him to his nephew.
Legong is still missing.
A third missing case was that of Madelein Murray from Capital Park.
Murray went missing when her vehicle was swept away as she was driving across the low-lying bridge across the Apies River in Capital Park on 11 November 2016.
Her son, Hanco, who was with her in the car at the time, was later found alive by rescue crews. The vehicle wreckage was also recovered in the river without Murray.
Numerous searches failed to locate her, leaving her family with many unanswered questions.
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