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Kidnapped Adirah Dekhta (8) found in a shack, Khayelitsha

South African Police Service

Kidnapped Adirah Dekhta (8) found in a shack, Khayelitsha
Kidnapped Adirah Dekhta (8) found in a shack, Khayelitsha

Following the kidnapping of the eight year old girl Adirah Dekhta in Rylands on 4 November 2022, SAPS members from various specialised units and City of Cape Town’s law enforcement officials utilising state of the art technology have located her in a shack in Town Two, Khayelitsha on Monday evening.

The intelligence-led integrated operation saw forces descending on the township where the young girl was found.

She has since been sent to a doctor for a medical assessment.

Meanwhile investigations into the crime of kidnapping continue with police detectives currently questioning several individuals with a view to apprehending the perpetrators of the crime.

The child will be united with her family after the medical assessment has been finalised.

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