No leads in Soweto mutilation case
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The police are yet to make an arrest for the abduction and slicing off of the genitals of an 11-year-old Soweto boy who is still in hospital almost two months after his near-death experience.
Investigating officer Captain Happy Vilankulu once more made an impassioned appeal, especially to Doornkop residents, who may have witnessed the boy’s abduction on December 22 to come forward with any information.
The boy, who may not be named as he is a minor, was kidnapped a few metres from his home, apparently by two men in a car.
His genitals and left ear were sliced off and he was left for dead in the veld. He managed to crawl to the Midway railway station, where he was spotted by a security guard.
The boy’s father said that although his son’s condition had improved, the family had sleepless nights thinking about who was responsible for the ghastly deed and why they had targeted his child.
“It is going on for two months now and no one has come forward with any information. Surely somebody, somewhere knows who is responsible, and we urge them to please contact the police.”
The boy, he added, was hit with an iron rod after preventing his younger sister from responding to an invitation from the occupants of a car parked near their home.
The unconscious child was bundled into the vehicle, which sped off. The abductors had used the children’s names, which suggested they knew the family.
The father said the boy was worrying about when he would be discharged so that he could go back to school.
“We always tell him to be patient and to wait until further instructions from the doctors.”
He said doctors had been able to plug the hole in his boy’s ear and were trying to find him a new ear.
His son used a pipe inserted in his abdomen to urinate.
Phone Captain Happy Vilankulu on 082 719 8373 with any information. - The Star