{"id":265093,"date":"2025-06-30T17:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=265093"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:48:40","slug":"polisieman-in-hof-op-aanklagte-van-ontvoering-van-skolier-en-afpersing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/polisieman-in-hof-op-aanklagte-van-ontvoering-van-skolier-en-afpersing\/","title":{"rendered":"Polisieman in hof op aanklagte van ontvoering van skolier en afpersing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong>. Die polisieman wat in verband met aanklagte van ontvoering en afpersing van &#8216;n skolier van die Martie du Plessis  skool in die Bloemfonteinse landdroshof verskyn het, s\u00ea hy ken nie die kind of sy ouers nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sers. Nzima Adoons (42) van die Mangaung-polisiekantoor, het vandag in die hof verskyn om vir borgtog aansoek te doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tydens ondervraging het Adoons volgehou hy ken nie die kind of die ouers nie. Hy is die enigste van die verdagtes wat vandag in die hof verskyn het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die gr. 11-leerling, Kamogelo Baukudi, is Vrydag 22  dae nadat hy ontvoer is, in die vroe\u00eb oggendure veilig in Wepener opgespoor. Vyf mans tussen die ouderdomme van 20 en 29 jaar is toe in Wepener in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"265095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/polisieman-in-hof-op-aanklagte-van-ontvoering-van-skolier-en-afpersing\/kamogelobaukudikidna_86247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1212\" 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=\"KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kamogelo Baukudi (19), wat sedert verlede week vermis word.  Foto: Verskaf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kamogelo Baukudi (19) wat ontvoer is en intussen veilig gevind is.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-1014x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-1014x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/KamogeloBaukudikidna_86247.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kamogelo Baukudi (19) wat ontvoer is en intussen veilig gevind is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Drie van die verdagtes is in hegtenis geneem in \u2018n huis in die Kanana-township by Wepener. Die ander twee was met die slagoffer op pad tussen die Kwetla-township en Wepener toe die polisie op hulle toegeslaan het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adoons, wat in Dewetsdorp woon en lid van die Provinsiale teenbende-eenheid is, het in die hof ges\u00ea hy ken nie die seun of die familie nie en dra geen kennis van die losprys van R7 miljoen wat van die familie ge\u00ebis is nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is Saterdag 7 Junie in hegtenis geneem, twee dae nadat Kamogele op 5 Junie in Vereenigingrylaan ontvoer is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" data-attachment-id=\"265096\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/polisieman-in-hof-op-aanklagte-van-ontvoering-van-skolier-en-afpersing\/adoons-in-hof\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2056\" 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=\"Adoons in hof\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof-1024x822.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Adoons-in-hof-768x617.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die premier van die Vrystaat Macqueen Letsoha-Mathae en die provinsiale woordvoerder van die polisie in die Vrystaat brig. Motantsi Makhele Maandag in die hof. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tydens die ondervraging in die hof het Adoons ges\u00ea dat hy n\u00e1 sy inhegtenisneming in &#8216;n uitkenningsparade Sondag by die polisie was, maar dat niemand hom uitgewys het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die premier van die Vrystaat, Macqueen Letsoha-Mathae was ook vandag tydens die verrigtinge in die hof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sers. Nzima Adoons (42) van die Mangaung-polisiekantoor wat  aangekla word van ontvoering en afpersing in die saak van &#8216;n skolier van Martie du Plessis-skool wat ontvoer is, het vandag in die hof verskyn om vir borgtog aansoek te 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