Abirah Dekhtar

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Demands made for bail to be denied to alleged Khayelitsha kidnappers

LOCAL Friends and relatives of Abira Dekhta’s family are demanding bail be denied to the seven suspects arrested in connection with her kidnapping. The male suspects appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on charges of kidnapping and extortion on Thursday, after police rescued the eight-year-old from a shack in Khayelitsha on Monday. Protestors gathered outside of court, pointing to a lack of arrests in other kidnapping cases as well as […]

today19 November 2022

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Case against seven kidnapping suspects postponed, protestors demand justice for Abidah

LOCAL The case against seven men arrested in connection to the kidnapping of Abirah Dekhtah has been postponed. The eight-year-old was rescued from a shack in Khayelitsha during a joint, intelligence-driven operation on Monday. The girls family was joyfully overwhelmed by her safe return, after she was snatched from her scholar transport eleven days prior. Reports indicate that the suspects appeared in the Wynberg magistrate Court on charges of kidnapping […]

today17 November 2022

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Gatesville’s kidnapped Abirah Dekhtar, 8, rescued from Khayelitsha

LOCAL Gatesville’s Abirah Dekhta, who was located in Khayelitsha after ten days, has been reunited with her family. It follows a joint operation wherein SAPS members from various specialised units and City of Cape Town’s law enforcement officials recovered her from a shack in Town Two on Monday evening. The eight-year-old was kidnapped in Gatesville while in her scholar transport on November 4th. Reports indicate that two armed suspects blocked […]

today15 November 2022

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Missing Children SA calls for stricter court rulings in kidnapping cases

LOCAL Missing Children SA says South Africa needs to tighten its laws around child kidnapping cases, if it hopes to curb the recent spike. National co-ordinator, Bianca van Aswegen, says while police need to be proactive in their investigations and study the syndicates more closely, the courts should also stop granting suspects bail and perpetrators parole. Van Aswegen emphasized that there is no waiting period to report the child kidnappings […]

today11 November 2022

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