Grandmother of missing Asheeqah Noordien: ‘I have a feeling she is still alive’
The family of missing Asheeqah Noordien has new hope that she may be alive after disappearing 20 years ago.
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CapeTalk’s Lester Kiewit speaks with Jacqueline Jansen, the grandmother of Asheeqah Noordien.
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Six-year-old Asheeqah Noordien disappeared in June 2005 while playing at a park in Scheldt Walk, Manenberg.
At the time, there were rumours that her family sold her to settle drug debts, which they vehemently denied.
They would constantly check in with Manenberg SAPS to find out if there was any progress in their search for her.
Twenty years later, they have been informed that there is a small chance that she may be alive and living in Khayelitsha.
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Jansen says she is hopeful that Asheeqah is still out there somewhere.
“I have a feeling she is still alive.”
- Jacqueline Jansen, grandmother of Asheeqah Noordien
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