Update:
SAPS spokesperson Wesley Twigg has confirmed that the SAPS ‘bears knowledge of the missing person’, and that earlier reports regarding Abul-Baasiet Taliep’s disappearance were inaccurate.
Twigg, however, added that a relative confirmed that Taliep arrived at his home and was reunited with his family.
‘No criminal cases were registered for investigation,’ said Twigg.
A Cape Town teenager who was last seen walking to a shop after being dropped off at his madrassa yesterday has been found, reports Cape {town} Etc.
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This comes following pleas from the Taliep family on social media for assistance in finding their son, Abul-Baasiet, who was last seen at 8:30am on Wednesday morning.
The 17-year-old was dropped off at the Hifz School in Zeekoevkei towards Lake Road, Grassy Park.
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He was wearing a brown salaah top, black puffy jacket and sneakers at the time of his disappearance. He was also carrying his Quran in a grey pillowcase.
While police have not responded to enquiries from Cape {town} Etc, it has been confirmed that Abdul-Baasiet has been found and is safely in the care of his family.
Circumstances remain unclear but unconfirmed reports are that he was found unconscious in a taxi in Retreat by a person who recognised him from the social media posts and took him home with her.
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