{"id":44131,"date":"2023-05-19T11:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T09:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/investigation-underway-after-cradock-boy-5-locked-inside-classroom-for-three-days-20230519\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:28:31","slug":"investigation-underway-after-cradock-boy-5-locked-inside-classroom-for-three-days-20230519","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/investigation-underway-after-cradock-boy-5-locked-inside-classroom-for-three-days-20230519\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation underway after Cradock boy (5) locked inside classroom for three days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police in Cradock together with the Department of Education are investigating circumstances surrounding the 5-year-old boy who was found locked in a classroom on May 15 \u2013 three days after he was reported missing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Majola 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