"We walked around the school calling out his name but he did not respond. I was scared and confused and didn't know where else I would look for him," she said.
"He wanted to stop running and panicked then slowed down and got into a walking stride before asking us what was wrong. The teacher told him that we were looking for a missing boy. He offered to help us find him, saying that my son was probably asleep in one of the classrooms," she said. Police spokesperson Capt Ramothaki Maqwabe confirmed that a rape case was being investigated but said no arrests had been made."His eyes were red as if he was crying and when we stepped into the vehicle I noticed a smell emanating from him. As if he didn't wipe himself properly after using the toilet," she said.