‘I’m broken, we’re all broken’: bodies of missing children found at Cape Town dam



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Miyolo Gwinita and Linathi Ntshonga (supplied by SAPS)

Miyolo Gwinita and Linathi Ntshonga (supplied by SAPS)

  • Seven-year-old children Miyolo Gwinita and Linathi Ntshonga disappeared on Sunday.
  • Their bodies were discovered in a dam after children playing nearby saw clothing in the water.
  • The children were last seen by a truck driver, who noticed that they had sneaked into his vehicle.

The bodies of two missing children Miyolo Gwinita and Linathi Ntshonga were found floating in a dam in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Thursday.

They were both 7 years old.

According to Ntshonga’s father, Lungisani Ntshonga, the discovery was made by children playing nearby.

“I received a hit around 5:30 pm from the mother of one of the children, notifying me that the children had seen clothes near the swamp,” Ntshonga said.

“At that time, I didn’t tell my wife, because I didn’t want to stress her out, in case it wasn’t them. However, I went to Miyolo’s father and asked if we could go see.”

He said that when they reached the swamp, between Mfuleni and Khayelitsha, he saw the clothes and immediately knew it was his son.

“Their clothes were on the side, the bench, and their bodies were floating lifelessly in the water,” he told News24.

Ntshonga said he immediately notified the police.

Police spokesman Brigadier Novela Potelwa said police divers were called to the scene and a search began, resulting in the bodies being recovered late at night.

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Miyolo Gwinita (supplied by SAPS)

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“The two families identified the bodies as those of the two 7-year-old boys who were reported missing in Khayelitsha a week ago,” added Potelwa.

Gwinita and Ntshonga were reported missing on Sunday, October 18.

They were last seen by a truck driver, who noticed they had sneaked into his vehicle. Dropped them off at the Mew Way Bridge in Khayelitsha.

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“I am very disappointed in the Site B police officers,” Ntshonga said.

“If they had started the search immediately after we reported the incident, perhaps we could have found these children alive.”

Potelwa said that trauma counseling had been arranged for the two families.

The two children were found in an area not far from where they were last seen.

“I am broken, we are all broken. However, at least we have found them and we can let them rest,” Ntshonga added.

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