Missing Gqeberha teen Allegra Styles found after five-day search

Missing Gqeberha teen Allegra Styles has been found safe and unharmed after a five-day search. The 14-year-old and her 25-year-old boyfriend, Brent Naidoo, were located on Tuesday, 13 October.

Allegra disappeared last Thursday after attending a party. She is believed to have had an altercation with her boyfriend.

MISSING TEEN ALLEGRA STYLES AND BOYFRIEND FOUND

Police have confirmed that missing teen Allegra Styles was found safe and unharmed in Middle Street in North End on Tuesday, 12 October. Her boyfriend, Brent Naidoo, was also located.

As the case involves a minor, Eastern Cape police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg could not share additional information about the couple or the circumstances of their disappearance.

The SAPS’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit is investigating the case.

Last Thursday, Allegra Styles was last seen after she allegedly went to a party in Kamma Park after an altercation with her boyfriend, Brent Naidoo. She was reported missing over the weekend.

Police appealed to the public for information about her whereabouts and specifically for assistance from Naidoo.

MISSING CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA

According to figures by the SAPS Missing Persons Bureau, around 1,700 underage children are reported missing each year, over 10 years.

Last year, SAPS revealed that 17 968 missing persons had been reunited with their families in the last five years – 2 963 were children under 18 years of age, with 1 919 female and 967 male children.

Missing Children South Africa’s statistics state that 77% of children reported missing to them are found. The organisation states that children are among the most vulnerable victims of gender-based violence.