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Elderly couple arrested in Melkbosstrand for attempting to 'buy a child'

IOL · 20 August 2026 at 13:00

Elderly couple arrested in Melkbosstrand for attempting to 'buy a child'

Two senior citizens were arrested in Melkbosstrand for attempting to buy a child, following a report from a babysitter.

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