Authorities are trying to push back the angered community outside a Shoprite in Ratanda, Heidelberg, where a 13-year-old who allegedly stole a chocolate, was left locked in a cold room overnight. The teen has since died. (Alex Patrick, News24)
A 13-year-old boy has died after allegedly being locked inside a Shoprite supermarket cold room overnight in Ratanda, Heidelberg in the south of Gauteng.
Heidelberg councillor Mari Boshoff said the angered local community was threatening to burn down the store.
The scene outside the Shoprite where a 13-year-old was allegedly locked in a freezer overnight. (Alex Patrick/News24)
The store manager allegedly locked the boy inside the cold room after he was caught stealing a chocolate bar.
Police on the scene confirmed that a child had died.
More details to follow.
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