HELP FIND MANENBERG VROU

COPS are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the 23-year-old Fatima Simons, who was last seen at her residence in Gouritz Street, Manenberg on Saturday 9 August 2025.

At the time of her disappearance Fatima was wearing a teddy bear pyjama set and black high-top Soviet sneakers. 

Manenberg SAPS reported that Fatima is mentally challenged and is known to be very friendly.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact Manenberg SAPS immediately or call Crime Stop on 08600 10111. 

Alternatively, please contact Sergeant Alfonso Van Wyk on 082 469 3007 or 021 466 6940.

Cases of abduction of mentally-challenged women have hit the headlines on two occasions in the Daily Voice this year. 

In March, gatvol Langa residents marched following the rape of a 15-year-old girl by a man who lived in the same block of flats. 

According to the distraught grandmother of the victim, it was the second time the meisie was raped by a man in the community, following an assault on the girl in August last year.

The grandmother explained of the March incident: “He called her and told her to buy a cold drink, then when she came back, he took her, closed the door and raped her.”

Just last month, a man was arrested after abducting and raping a vrou with Down Syndrome in Goodwood on Thursday.

The 22-year-old victim was reported missing and according to the missing person’s post, she was last seen in a nearby park with friends before being lured to a nearby bed and breakfast.