JOHANNESBURG – No stone will be left unturned to find those responsible for the kidnapping of 13-year-old Katlego Marite, police said.

The alleged kidnappers had asked the family to pay a ransom of five Bitcoins which amounts to R1.5-million.

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Marite was found unharmed on Thursday four days after he was taken.

However, police remain tight-lipped about how he was found. 

A similar incident has allegedly happened in another part of the province. 

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“But I must say that the provincial commissioner of this province, Mondli Zuma is very happy (that) the collective, community members, the police and other organisations were keen to help and put some effort towards the whole process. This shows we are one, as a collective we can do more,” said Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Leonard Hlathi.

“It is really working. We are also saying to community members, those criminals who are doing these things or kidnapping people and making demands. We have arrested three people in KaMhlutshwa where a 53-year-old woman was kidnapped. Ransom was demanded. We activated our operatives and that assisted us because we managed to arrest the three suspects. This is a strong warning: we are doing that, we are after you.”

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