Durban - The suspicious disappearance of a Mariannhill man a week ago has left his family with many questions.
Sihle Mthare, 27, of KwaSanti, was allegedly taken from his uncle’s home in Dassenhoek by men who identified themselves as the police on Sunday, August 21.
His mother, Sebenzile Phungula, said she was alerted the next day that her son had been arrested.
She said she was surprised because she spoke to Sihle on Sunday night at about 8pm.
“He called me to tell me that he was going to sleep over at his uncle’s home as it was already late.
“He said we would see each other in the morning,” she said.
The distraught mother said when she learnt that her son was arrested, she went to the Mariannhill Police Station to find out about his arrest.
“When we arrived, there were no signs of anyone by his name who was arrested. We then proceeded to Chatsworth and from that police station to another and there was no sign of him.”
Phungula said hearing about him being arrested made no sense to her because she knew her son kept to himself and loved watching TV.
“He never partied and didn’t have many friends, when he was off from work all he did was stay at home,” she said.
She said after searching on her own at various police stations, which had no record of her son, she returned to the Mariannhill Police Station where a case of kidnapping was opened with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
She said when she checked on WhatsApp, it showed that he was last seen (active) on the app the day after his “arrest”.
Mthare works in uMhlanga, north of Durban and has one child.
A police officer close to the case, who asked not to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media, told “The Mercury” that Mthare was indeed picked up by a police officer from the Mariannhill Police Station.
Ipid confirmed that it was investigating the case.
Anyone with information on any missing persons can contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111.