South African boy 'held captive for 13 years'

Police are searching for the family of an 18-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped in South Africa when he was five and held in a dark room for 13 years.

South African boy 'held captive for 13 years'

Police are searching for the family of an 18-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped in South Africa when he was five and held in a dark room for 13 years.

The teenager, known as Bongani, was rescued from a house in the coastal city of Durban last week after neighbours alerted police to screams, South African media reported. A man has been arrested for indecent assault.

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