It is alleged the boy and his parents were hitch-hiking from the East Rand to Potchefstroom for the weekend. They were dropped off at the intersection and while waiting for another lift, a vehicle allegedly pulled up to them. It is said that two men approached them and forced them into the bushes.
The boy was then allegedly told to lie on the ground with his head down. He claimed to have heard gunshots in the distance. It is said that when it became quiet, he walked back to the N12. A motorist apparently found the child there, with blood on his clothes, and took him to the Westonaria Police station. He was eventually left in the care of relatives in Potchefstroom.
“The police officers worked through the night to follow-up on the information they had received,” said Captain Appel Ernst, spokesperson for the West Rand Cluster police.
