Watch: Missing 8 year old Abira Dekhtar reunited with family

There were sighs of relief across the Gatesville community in Cape Town after the kidnapped 8-year-old girl Abirah Dekhtar was found in Khayelitsha on Monday. Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed the 8-year-old had been found. “SAPS members from various specialised units and City of Cape Town's law enforcement officials utilising state of the art technology have located her in a shack in Town Two, Khayelitsha on Monday evening. “The intelligence-led integrated operation saw forces descending on the township where the young girl was found. She has since been sent to a doctor for a medical assessment,” Twigg told IOL. “Meanwhile investigations into the crime of kidnapping continue with police detectives currently questioning several individuals with a view to apprehending the perpetrators of the crime. Video Ayanda Ndamane / African News Agency (ANA)