The search for 11-year-old Anelisa Lathitha Sigwebedlana of Klawer in the Western Cape has started after he went missing on Tuesday.
Van Wyk said the joint operation to search for the missing boy included the local community policing forum , community members, the police's K9 dog unit, mayor David Jennera and councillors.
The latest incident comes as the Klawer community is still reeling from the brutal murder of a 13-year-old, Jerobejin van Wyk, who was killed an apparent “satanistic ritual”. Body parts, which were found in the sewage pipes at the home of Danie Smit, 56, had been confirmed to be that of Jerobejin.Smit, who remains behind bars, has been charged with murder, kidnapping, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and defeating the ends of justice.
Community leader Billy Classen, who is the executive director of the Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation, said DNA results had confirmed the body parts were Jerobejin Van Wyk's. “His mother has officially been informed of the DNA results today, and discussions about funeral arrangements will start soon,” he said.
Classen said the latest case had taken the community aback. “It has left everyone shocked and even more traumatised.”Community activist Damaris Kiewiets said the latest incident had shocked the small town, which had not even begun to heal from Jerobejin's senseless murder. “All those emotions are presenting themselves once more and it is disturbing. People are anxious again. Child safety programmes are clearly needed for this community.
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