Police dismiss false reports of missing toddler found dead

Limpopo police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembi Hadebe has issued a stern warning against the circulation of false information regarding the disappearance of two-year-oldOmphile Sethole. Omphile disappeared from her home in Ga-Mabuela village during the early hours of Saturday morning. The toddler was allegedly snatched from her grandmother’s bed; the grandmother had briefly left the room to use the bathroom, only to return and find the child gone and a window open.

A case of housebreaking has been opened. The South African Police Service appealed to the community to continue helping with the search and provide credible information that could lead to the child’s safe return. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Omphile is urgently requested to contact the investigating officer Sgt Moshe Mashaba, or the nearest police station.