Photo: SAPS / Twitter
Photo: SAPS / Twitter
Following a traumatic week in South Africa, the SA Police Service (SAPS) have issued an alert for a missing girl in the Western Cape. Shariefa Adams, a 12-year-old from Robertson, was reported missing on Monday. Now the authorities are going public in their hunt for the child.
RT #sapsWC #Missing Shariefa Adams (12) sought by Robertson police. Last seen leaving her Robertson home on Fri, 30/08, to go to a local shop in the area. At the time of her disappearance, Shariefa was wearing a nightgown. #CrimeStop MEhttps://t.co/Iy3pzUw31g pic.twitter.com/hnSdsHn23u
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) September 4, 2019
Robertson missing child case
Both SAPS and Missing Children SA have shared posts pleading for information about the whereabouts of Adams. She has been missing for the past five days, but it was only in the last 48 hours when a member of her family decided to raise the alarm. The police have since issued the following statement:
“Robertson police are seeking the assistance of the public to trace 12-year-old Shariefa Adams, who was last seen leaving her Robertson home on Friday 30 August 2019, to go to a local shop in the area. She was reported missing by her grandmother on Monday 2 September 2019.”
SAPS
Who is Shariefa Adams?
Several key indicators – alongside a photo of the missing girl – have been made public on Wednesday, as authorities attempt to ramp-up their efforts to secure the safe return of the Robertson resident. Those on the lookout should know that:
- Shariefa Adams was wearing a nightgown with love hearts on at the time of her disappearance.
- She has brown eyes and brown hair.
- Her last known whereabouts was at a local shop in Robertson, which is 150km east of Cape Town.
Any person with information regarding her whereabouts is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 0860 010111. Alternatively, the Robertson branch of SAPS can be reached on 023 626 8346, or you can get in touch with Missing Children SA at 07264 77464.
Shariefa Adams (12) was last seen 30 August 2019. pic.twitter.com/a04qwcxVnl
— Missing Children SA (@072MISSING) September 4, 2019
Recent case provides hope
With a dark cloud hanging over South Africa at the moment, the past seven days have at least seen one silver lining: The kidnapping of Amy-Lee de Jager came to a safe resolution, after the primary school pupil was abducted outside of the school gates in Vanderbijlpark. She was reunited with her family on Monday.
We’re all hoping and praying that the Shariefa Adams investigation comes to a similarly satisfying conclusion, too.
