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Boy found in distress, naked and covered in paint, after weekend search
After his mother’s desperate weekend search to find him, five-year-old Masonwabe Mapolisa was found naked and covered with paint in a classroom at JA Ncaca Primary School in Lingelihle, Cradock in the Eastern Cape.
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Boy found naked and covered in paint after weekend search
According to TimesLive, Masonwabe’s mother said he usually arrives home at 12:30 on Fridays, but that was not the case on 12 May.
The family searched for him all weekend and eventually opened a missing person’s case. On Monday, Masonwabe’s mother and the police detective assigned to the case went to school.
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While the pair were there, one of the teachers ran in during assembly and shouted that the boy had been found in one of the classrooms. He was naked and covered in paint. It is not clear how he ended up in this condition or who locked him in the classroom.
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Airlifted to hospital
One of the school teachers rushed Masonwabe to Cradock Provincial Hospital. From there he was later airlifted to Nelson Mandela Bay for medical treatment, and he is recovering well.
The Eastern Cape Department of Education is investigating the incident.
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