{"id":294344,"date":"2025-11-09T08:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T06:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/police-appeal-for-help-in-finding-missing-five-year-old-boy-from-glen\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:44:27","slug":"police-appeal-for-help-in-finding-missing-five-year-old-boy-from-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/police-appeal-for-help-in-finding-missing-five-year-old-boy-from-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Police appeal for help in finding missing five-year-old boy from Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN <\/strong>&#8211; The police at Glen in the Mangaung Metro are looking for a five-year-old boy, Onkarabetse Leeuw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Onkarabetse&#8217;s mother, the boy left home on Saturday 8 November at about 16:00 to fetch his cap from a friend and has not returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"294347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/9f7c6b6b-3823-443c-ba62-1bc17f78a031-b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9f7c6b6b-3823-443c-ba62-1bc17f78a031-b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"623,635\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Onkarabetse Leeuw (5).\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Onkarabetse Leeuw (5).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9f7c6b6b-3823-443c-ba62-1bc17f78a031-b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9f7c6b6b-3823-443c-ba62-1bc17f78a031.jpg\" alt=\"Onkarabetse Leeuw (5).\" class=\"wp-image-294347\" style=\"width:508px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Onkarabetse Leeuw (5). PHOTO: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Onkarabetse was last seen wearing a grey and black T-shirt with long sleeves, yellow short pants, and white sneakers. Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Dovane, police spokesperson, said the child is light in complexion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any member of the public who might help the police to locate this five-year-old is requested to contact Captain Jeremiah Mofokeng on 071 682 5093. 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