Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie says his group of volunteers discovered new footprints and a child's shoe on a local beach that they believe belong to missing Saldanha Bay girl Jocelyn Smith. claims.
Adding a further twist to the fascinating chase unfolding on social media is information about a young girl and a possible sighting at Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital.
The outspoken politician has shared his journey to find the seven-year-old boy via Facebook Live.
Jocelyn went missing from her Deersville home last week while in the care of her mother's boyfriend.
On Thursday, February 29th, Gayton McKenzie took to his Facebook Live to provide new information from the search team delegation.
PA leaders said the group discovered new footprints and pink girls' crocodile shoes on a local beach in Saldanha Bay.
He said on Facebook Live: “I want her mother to tell me if it's Jocelyn's shoe. There are footprints where the shoe fell, which means Jocelyn is alive.”
Gayton claimed he planned to meet with Jocelyn's mother, Kelly, to confirm whether the shoes belonged to the missing child.
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Meanwhile, fellow community member Allister Sauls, also known as “Oom Biza,” documented his investigation into the missing shoe on his Facebook Live.
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mystery room
Meanwhile, Gayton McKenzie also provided an update on a restricted room in Saldanha Bay City Hall that the public has not yet searched.
McKenzie and his crew camped outside the building Wednesday night because they weren't allowed inside to search.
“To this day, we still haven’t been in the room,” he said.
When asked why he didn't break down the door of his own accord, he replied: “She could be alive or she could be dead.
“If she's dead, you don't want the people who killed her to get away with it. You don't want to desecrate the crime scene. That's an inconvenient truth. We also need to hold the police accountable for this investigation. .”
Gayton's quest to gain access to the mysterious room was futile, but another Patriotic Alliance member was able to gain access on Thursday.
Sighted at Tygerberg Hospital?
Meanwhile, Gayton followed up on another tip that Jocelyn Smith may have been seen at Tygerberg Hospital on Wednesday.
A female witness said a girl resembling Jocelyn was seen with a black man. The concerned woman offered to buy her girl a pie and eat it, but she was refused by the man.
Gayton promised to find CCTV footage of the incident.
“All leads must be investigated. We currently have six personnel following leads in various locations,” he added.
Gayton McKenzie shares information about Reed
Over the past few days, Gayton McKenzie has shared multiple updates to his followers and the Saldanha Bay community.
Also:
- Jocelyn Smith's mother Kelly and stepfather Jackin Apolis passed a lie detector test that Jocelyn Smith moderated. A third person in the house also passed by. All three denied any involvement in Jocelyn's disappearance.
- There is conflicting information about who sent Jocelyn to another home to play with the children.
- Track down another person who claims the occupants of the house were smoking drugs when Jocelyn went missing.
- Jocelyn claims she was taken to a farm and sold for a high price. He promises to search the farm with a sniffer dog.
- He vows to remain on the lookout for potential suspects and suspicious locations.
- A personal reward of R250,000 is being offered for information that will move Jocelyn.
