A two-year-old boy who was last seen at the old bus terminus in Mitchells Plain two days ago was found dead on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Warrant Officer November Filander said Tauriq Jacobs was found by neighbourhood watch members in bushes at Imperial Primary School in Beacon Valley around 2pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can confirm that the body of the boy was found in bushes at Imperial Primary School at about 2pm,\u201d Filander said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this stage there are no suspects.\u201d<\/p>\n
Filander said however, that the boy’s mother had been taken into custody for questioning in connection with child negligence and abandonment.<\/p>\n
Pathologists and forensics experts are at the scene.<\/p>\n
The cause of the boy’s death is not known.<\/p>\n
Jacobs went missing at 10am on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He was last seen at the old bus terminus in Mitchells Plain. – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n