A Khayelitsha community leader said on Tuesday residents were in shock after kidnapped eight-year-old Abirah Dekhta was rescued from that area.
CAPE TOWN - Malanga Hliso said residents in Khayelitsha's Town Two community had been aware of the kidnapped eight-year-old girl from Gatesville but little did they know Dekhta was being held captive right under their noses.
He said at around 6 pm on Monday, he and his neighbour walked to a cluster of shacks cordoned off with police tape where he saw officers searching the homes, while curious residents gathered in the vicinity.Hliso said he caught a glimpse of Dekhta as she was led out of the shack and she was crying. He added a woman and a man were then led to police vehicles. He said he knew the pair very well,
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