According to SAPS statement: The Provincial Management of SAPS in Gauteng has noted the viral video on social media of a woman accusing the police of inaction, after she reported her daughter’s father for allegedly kidnapping their child.
It is reported that on 05 January 2026, the complainant reported the matter at Ivory Park Police Station, and the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit subsequently registered an enquiry.
The commander of the FCS Unit personally interviewed the complainant on the same day, and it was established that the parents have an agreement that has been in effect for the past three years.
The father has, during school holidays, taken the child and then returned her on the agreed date.
The FCS Unit then communicated with the father telephonically, and he indicated that he would bring the child back before schools opened on 14 January 2026, hence the registration of an enquiry.
On 08 January 2026, the complainant returned to the police and reported that she had received information that the father had travelled with the child to Congo.
The enquiry was then changed into a case of kidnapping. The FCS Unit is in liaison with #Interpol for further investigations and to trace both the father and the daughter.
The complainant is also being kept abreast of any developments in the case[any information will help to resolve the case].
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
