Missing Polokwane man, Thys Kriel was kidnapped by four unknown men, says police
After Review asked the police for comment, regarding Kriel's disappearance, police spokesperson Motlafela Majapelo confirmed the police are investigating a case of kidnapping after he was last seen at midday on Wednesday at the corner of Thabo Mbeki and Grimm street.
POLOKWANE – Thys Kriel, a local man who was reported missing on Wednesday, 24 April, was actually kidnapped by four unknown men.
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After Review asked the police for comment, regarding Kriel’s disappearance, police spokesperson Motlafela Majapelo confirmed the police are investigating a case of kidnapping after he was last seen at midday on Wednesday at the corner of Thabo Mbeki and Grimm street.
According to Kriel’s family, he had called his wife and told her he was going to Savannah Mall to buy drinks. When his wife later called, she was unable to get hold of him.
According to Mojapelo, Kriel called his wife later that evening and told her that he came across four unknown men who assisted him in changing a tyre and they then forced him inside the boot of his vehicle and drove away with him to an unknown location where he was forced to walk barefooted on a gravel road. He was then locked inside a house and while they were still talking, the phone call was cut.
His family added that they are very worried as he needs to take medication for epilepsy on a regular basis. Mojapelo told Review that Kriel has still not been found, but that the search continues.
Should you have any information regarding Kriel’s whereabouts, please phone 0833722497 / 0836232001 or contact Daleen van Aswegen on the Polokwane Crime Watch Facebook page.
