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Apparently a child was almost kidnapped from a Cape Town school
- A woman reportedly tried to abduct a child from a Cape Town school by pretending to be the person authorized to search for the child.
- Alert teachers at the elementary school in Kuils River checked with her mother, who was already on her way to the school, and found that no permission had been granted.
- The woman is believed to have disappeared in the after-school pickup hustle and police are investigating.
Western Cape Police are investigating an alleged attempt to kidnap a child after a woman tried to fetch a non-hers from an elementary school in Cape Town.
Police spokesman Captain FC Van Wyk said Kuils River Elementary School had registered a complaint that police were investigating.
“This office can confirm that the principal of an elementary school reported the incident of an attempted kidnapping of a student that occurred on Thursday, September 17, 2020,” Van Wyk said.
“An investigation has been registered and Kuilsrivier is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. [Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences] Unit.”
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In a letter to parents, the principal explained that Grade R students had been waiting on a corner as usual to be picked up from school around 12:30.
A woman outside the school fence said she had come looking for a boy, but was only able to identify her by her first name when teachers on duty wanted more information.
When asked, the girl told the teachers that she did not know the woman.
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The woman was on her cell phone during the incident.
The teacher immediately called the girl’s mother to ask if she knew someone would come looking for her, but the mother said that she had not and that she was already on her way to find her daughter.
The teachers watched all the children as this unfolded.
The woman disappeared in the hustle and bustle of the truck and was not present when the girl’s mother arrived.
“We are grateful for the proactive reaction of teachers and that the events did not have more serious consequences,” said the school principal in a letter posted on the school’s Facebook page.
He reiterated the protocols for permission to search for children and asked parents to inform their children in an age-appropriate way about possible dangers.
