WITBANK – Members of the South African Police Service at Vosman near Witbank are looking for a gang of three unknown men who broke into a house and kidnapped two children in the early hours of Sunday, January 28.

According to information at police disposal, the trio broke a window and gained entry into the dining/sitting room of the house of a 50-year old woman, her children and grandchildren. Upon hearing the sound of the shattering glass, the woman and her 18-year-old daughter went to investigate. They perpetrators then pointed a gun at them and demanded them to be quiet.

The men then nabbed two children from their bedrooms, a 13-year-old girl and a 15-month-old baby, and vanished into the darkness. The two women reportedly tried to raise the alarm and members of the community started searching for the villains, The police were summoned and a manhunt for the attackers ensued.

Nothing else was stolen and the whereabouts of the children are still unknown. Police have opened cases of  housebreaking and kidnapping and appeal to the public to assist with any information that might assist in locating the children and lead to the perpetrators arrest. Contact Col One Thobejane on 082 372 2195, Lt Coll Poppy Maseko on 082 600 8532, WO Johannes Khomo on 073 995 7655 or the SAPS Crime Stop number, 08600 10111.

Submitted by: Col Mtsholi Bhembe
Subeditor: Lynette Brink