In South Africa, a child goes missing every five hours, according to recent data from the South African Police Service (Saps). Missing Child
In South Africa, a child goes missing every five hours, according to recent data from the South African Police Service .
A case of negligence has been opened against parent of a five-year-old child who went missing in Potchefstroom, Goedgevonden village on Sunday. Neglectful parents tend to forget or rather ignore the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which clearly states that children have the right to protection from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect, maltreatment or exploitation.It was reported that the father prompted the idea that he and the child’s mother bury the infant at a nearby river. Convinced, they allegedly attempted this atrocity but failed to dig a proper hole.
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