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Article: Matt Ramsden
Courtesy of Daiily Dispatch
EAST
LONDON: The parents of a 13-year-old Quigney boy missing since
December last year have received fresh hope of his return following a
series of sightings of him in the Southernwood area. Detective Sergeant
Donni Smith of the indecent crime unit said Sean de Wet was spotted by
friends of his family and security guards at the Malcolmess shopping
centre. He was said to be riding around on a bicycle. Smith appealed
for anyone with information on the teenager to come forward and tell
the police so he could be reunited with his parents. She can be
contacted on (043) 722-9718. - DDR
Private investigator to look for missing boy
EAST LONDON: Private investigator Christian Botha volunteered
yesterday to help search for a 13-year-old Quigney boy missing since
December
last year. Arcadia-based Botha came forward after reading of the plight
of Dave and Rina de Wet, whose son Shaun was spotted in Southernwood
last week. He visited the couple and offered his services free. "I just
wanted to help the De Wets as I am sure they are having a terrible
time", Botha said. The teenager ran away for the second time before
Christmas and is believed to have spent time in the Germiston region.
Botha has had success in the past finding missing youngsters, including
two teenage girls from Clarendon High School who ran away to Cape Town
earlier this year. He also located the grandsons of a Vincent man in
Randburg -- 90 minutes after being hired. The boy's father said: "We
are very relieved that Christian is helping us and very grateful as
well. "As both of us are unemployed at the moment we couldn't afford to
pay for a private investigator. It just wasn't an option."
Runaway EL boy, 13, found in Cape Town
EAST LONDON: Almost a year to the day since he ran away from his Quigney home, a 13-year-old boy has been found by police in Cape Town. West Bank Primary School pupil Sean de Wet disappeared without trace early last December following trouble with a sibling, according to his relieved parents Dave and Rina de Wet. Speaking at their Abbotsford home, the couple said they were hoping to travel to Cape Town soon to collect their son. They were informed of his whereabouts by indecent crime unit investigator Detective Sergeant Donni Smith yesterday morning. It appears the runaway first lived on the streets of Port Elizabeth before moving down the coast to Cape Town where it is believed he was put in a place of safety. After once again running away he was picked up by police last week. The boy's father said he did not think he would run away again if they brought him back to East London because the sibling with whom he fought had moved away. He would probably be brought home next week.