The incident happened outside the school premises, after the learner had written her last exam paper, on Monday, June 20.
According to the victim’s mother, while her daughter was waiting for transport – accompanied by two of her friends – a woman in a vehicle, which looked like a grey Opel, approached them.
“A female, who had short black hair and was slightly overweight, asked if they could help her find Solomon Street, as she had to help an old woman who had fallen and broke her hip,” the complainant said.
In order to assist the woman, the victim took out her cellphone and searched for the street on Google Maps, only to find that there is no Solomon Street in the Sunward Park area.
“The woman then asked if my daughter could call, or even send a please-call-me, to the woman in crisis,” the complainant said.
“My daughter sent the please-call-me to a number starting with 072.”
Someone did reportedly call back and the pupil put the phone on speaker, as she held on to it to assist the woman in the vehicle.
No one spoke and the phone went off.
Apparently the person on the other side called back again and, before the pupil could put the phone back on speaker, the woman in the vehicle grabbed the cellphone.
“My daughter moved closer to the vehicle and the woman, who was at that time standing on a speed hump, asked if she could park the vehicle properly,” the complainant said.
“With the cellphone in her possession, she moved the vehicle off the speed hump and, as my daughter approached the vehicle, the woman sped off with the phone.”
A case was opened at the Boksburg Central Police Station and is under investigation.
