A MUM is living in agony after her daughter (11) vanished without a trace after going outside to play.
Young Merica Asango Sitoyile (11), a grade 5 pupil, was last seen at her home in Mooidraai, Zamdela in the Free State on Wednesday morning, 8 July.
According to the police, the little girl asked her mum to open the gate so she could play outside.
Her trusting mum handed her the keys to unlock the gate not knowing it would be the last time she saw her daughter.
As Merica occasionally spend the night at a neighbour’s house, her family went to bed on Wednesday night thinking she was safe nearby.
But panic struck on Thursday morning, 9 July when her mum went to the neighbour’s house to fetch her, only to be told the child never arrived.
The family frantically searched the neighbourhood and begged residents for help, but no one had seen her.
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The devastated mum said she can’t sleep at night and is appealing to anyone who has information to help bring her daughter back.
Merica is dark in complexion with short, natural hair and was last seen wearing a black and olive-green jersey, black and pink ladies’ trousers and pink peep-toe shoes.
Zamdela police also appealed for help to bring Merica home.
Anyone with information on Merica’s whereabouts can contact Detective Constable Nomathemba Mokhele of the Zamdela Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit on 079 165 5545, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
