The family of 8-year-old Abirah Dekhta, who was abducted in Cape Town nearly two weeks ago, are relieved after she was found during a search operation.
The girl was found in a shack in Khayelitsha on Monday evening.
Police said that an intelligence-led operation saw various specialized units as well as the city’s metro police descend on the township.
Dekhta was snatched from a lift club vehicle while on her way to school.
The chairperson of the Gatesville Neighbourhood Watch Fowzia Veerasamy said that the entire community was grateful.
“The laughter, the smiles, the hugging the expectation is so high tonight [Monday] we have Abirah at home safe and sound with her father and mother as a family.”
She also thanked everyone who showed up to support the search for 8-year-old girl.
“All we can say is thank-you to everyone, every activist, every community person who took time to be part of this initiative this is a whole new meaning of community, ubuntu.”
Meanwhile, Western cape police said the investigation into the kidnapping of Dekhta was afoot.
Western Cape police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said no arrests were made in the matter.
“Investigations into the crime of kidnapping continue with police detectives currently questioning several individuals with a view to apprehending perpetrators of the crime.”
-EWN
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