SA TEENAGER TRAFFICKED TO SD, PROMISED GOOD LIFE

SITEKI – Police have rescued a South African teenage girl after she was trafficked into the country, allegedly by a man who had reportedly promised her a life of bliss and luxury.

The 16-year-old girl, who hails from Limpopo, South Africa, was rescued at the homestead of the alleged perpetrator at Nceka, near Sithobela, not very far from Siphofaneni.

Information gathered is that police were tipped off, by concerned community members, who were suspicious of the girl’s presence at Machawe Dlamini’s (29) home.

“The alleged perpetrator would sometimes stroll with the girl around the community and community members became worried because the girl looked very young in structure. And what further raised suspicions was that the girl could neither speak siSwati nor English,” said a source.

Another source close to the investigation revealed that the girl met the alleged perpetrator through popular social media site Facebook and that from there, they began conversing regularly.

“He lured her into the country by promising her a good life but upon arrival in the kingdom, the girl was taken to the rural and poor community of Nceka,” alleged the source.

The source further said Dlamini was a Swazi national but resided in Pretoria, the capital city of neighbouring South Africa.
However, he couldn’t state whether the alleged perpetrator was employed in that country or that he resided with relatives.

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