Cape Town police find missing six-year-old boy dead in washing machine
A frantic search for a missing six-year-old Cape Town boy ended in horror on Friday when police found him dead inside a washing machine.
Police spokesman Sergeant Wesley Twigg said the grim discovery was made at the boy’s father’s home in Ensor Street, Retreat.
Twigg said officers rushed to the house after the father ran to the police station in a panic to report that his son had vanished.
He said they then searched in and around the house.
During the search, according to Twigg, officers were led to a washing machine inside the house, where they found the boy’s body.
Paramedics were called, but it was already too late.
The boy was declared dead at the scene.
Twigg said an inquest docket was under investigation.
“Steenberg police registered an inquest for investigation following an incident which claimed the life of a six-year-old boy,” Twigg said.
“The father of the child went to the police station to report him missing.
“Police members then went with him to his residence to conduct a search, which led them to a washing machine where the body of the child was found.”
Twigg said medical personnel attended the scene but could not do anything to save the child.
“The victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel,” he said.
“A post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death.”
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