{"id":46143,"date":"2022-12-09T16:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/despatch-teenager-18-still-missing-father-has-faith-he-will-return-20221209\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:04:57","slug":"despatch-teenager-18-still-missing-father-has-faith-he-will-return-20221209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/despatch-teenager-18-still-missing-father-has-faith-he-will-return-20221209\/","title":{"rendered":"Despatch teenager (18) still missing, father &#8216;has faith&#8217; he will return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despatch police are urgently seeking the community\u2019s assistance in tracing an 18-year-old teenager who was reported missing on&nbsp;Tuesday, 6 December 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it is alleged that on Monday, 5 December at about 10:10 Almonr\u00e9 Antovian Ashley Roman was dropped off by a relative at the Pick n Pay in Despatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to video footage, he was seen jumping into a white VW Kombi. He has since not returned to his home in Koraan Street in Despatch,\u201d Naidu said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was dressed in a cream polo neck jersey, a black jacket and blue jeans. He is about 1.6m tall and weighs about 49kg\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His father, Wesley Uithaler, spoke to Patrick Lindoor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indoorswiththelindoors\/videos\/460960312877669\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>during a live Facebook video<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and said the last time he saw his son was on Monday at 09:40, before he was dropped off at the Pick n Pay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to say thank you to everyone for their support. Thank you to everyone for their prayers \u2013 let\u2019s keep on praying. We know Almonr\u00e9 is going to come back, we expect good news. As believers we don\u2019t move by sight, we are not moved by what we hear, but we are children\u2026we are sons and daughters of faith,\u201d Uithaler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anyone who may know the whereabouts of Roman is asked to contact SAPS Despatch, D\/Sgt Rohan Nel on 082 441 7828 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or the nearest police station. All information is confidential and callers may remain anonymous.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-issued-by-saps\">ISSUED BY SAPS<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b69a2780\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Almonr\u00e9 Antovian Ashley Roman\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7898\/53a35d58c9de4296ba92297474138fe2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0ea6e19f6f924986bb2bfddd57f8bd00.jpg\" title=\"Almonr\u00e9 Antovian Ashley Roman has been missing since 5 December.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Almonr\u00e9 Antovian Ashley Roman has been missing since 5 December.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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