Missing 14-year-old girl reunited with family

By Chanel September
16 March 2007

Due to the swift action of local police a 14-year-old girl was found on Thurday evening, after she was reported missing. Fatima Samuels went missing from her Salt River home on Monday.

It is believed that she was in the area when a neighbour spotted her on Wednesday.

Inspector James Davids of the Woodstock police station says, “We found Fatima in a residential house in Ken Road, Woodstock between 6 and 7pm last night”.

He confirmed that the incident was drug and gang related.

Fatima’s mother Hajira Samuels told Bush Radio that she is just happy to have her daughter back home as this experience was very traumatic for the family.

According to police a suspect has been detained.