Two toddlers go missing

Chidochashe Kossam

POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that may lead to the location of two children both aged two who went missing in November and December last year.

In a statement, acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said Princess Bonginkosi Ncube from Sea Field Estate Village 1, Nyamandlovu was last seen on 20 November by her mother who left her in the custody of her brother who has a mental condition while going to fetch water at a nearby borehole.

She said the brother was instructed to take her to her grandmother’s place as usual. However, upon her return, the mother discovered that neither of her children was at home nor at their grandmother’s house.

A search was launched, covering the forest and nearby villages.

Eventually, the elder brother was found at the edge of some plots near Teakdale, but the toddler’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Asst Insp Msebele said Princess is approximately 0,85 metres in height, slim built, dark in complexion and has brown eyes and black hair.

She said anyone who may have information regarding her whereabouts can contact the investigating officer Constable Chezani on 0776 558 424 or her mother Glander Sibelo on 0714 272 264, 0713 144 978, 0777 645 232.

The police spokesperson said police are also appealing for information that might lead to finding Mbongeni Ronnie Ndlovu from Village 2 Madlulani under Chief Deli in Nyamandlovu who was last seen on 15 December 2023, at around 2pm heading towards Chesa Forest, leaving his siblings playing at home while his mother was working in the fields.