THABONG – The Police are appealing to the community for assistance in locating 8-year-old Bokang Karedi who reportedly went missing on Saturday, 05 November 2022. He was last seen at 08:05 in Constantia road in Thabong.

According to his grandmother, she last saw him at home before she left to attend a funeral. At about 13:15 when she returned, she realized that the boy was not home. The grandmother assumed her grandson went to play with friends as usual and he will return home.

At about 17:00 the boy still has not returned and his grandmother went to look for him where he usually plays and at his friends where he often visited however with no success.

On the day of his disappearance, he was wearing a blue tracksuit, blue short sleeve T-shirt and he was barefoot. He is dark in complexion, short in height and is speaking Sesotho.

A Missing Person File was registered for further investigation and a police search has been initiated. No photo is available of the missing boy.

Should anyone have information regarding the whereabouts of Bokang Karedi, aged 8, Detective Warrant Officer Gerrie Nel of Thabong Serious and Violent Crimes Unit can be contacted at cellphone number 071 411 8367 or Crime Stop number 08600 10111.

Source: South African Police Service