UPDATE: Neo returned home and was unharmed.

The mother of Neo Mofokeng (17) from Dagbreek, Welkom reported her daughter missing after she attended the Matjhabeng Summer Blow event on 26 December 2022 at about 17:45. After she never came back home, her mother started to look for her but to her surprise a girlfriend of her daughter, who resides at Reahola, arrived the following day and brought the cellphone of her daughter. She related that Neo left them at the event to an unknown destination.

The incident was reported to Welkom police station and a missing person file was registered for further investigation.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the police tried to trace the boyfriend known as Junior but could also not be found.

Anyone with information that can assist to trace Neo, to contact Welkom police station at 079 886 5574 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or using MySAPS app.

Source: South African Police Service