North West police have confirmed that 17-year-old Tshiamo Masikane's body was found after he went missing on New Year's Day.
A picture of Masikane has been circulating on social media, with his family asking for help since the beginning of the year.
The police say a passer-by found a body hanging from a tree in Cashan, Rustenburg.
Tshiamo never returned from the shops. The family asked friends and relatives if they had seen him, but no one had.
Masikane said the family worked with the police and an organisation for missing children to find Tshiamo. They made posters and distributed them among the community and on social media.
However, they could not find him.
On 21 January, a passerby found a body hanging on a tree in Cashan and notified authorities.
Masikane said her cousin received a call from the fire department at around 06:00 that day, telling her they had found a body.
"To mama’s concern, Tshiamo was in possession of her phone for a long time. When mama asked him what he was doing with her phone, he didn't give a direct answer but notified her that he would return her phone shortly," she said.
She continued: "Mama then got more annoyed seeing that Tshiamo wasn't bringing her phone. When she finally decided to take her phone from Tshiamo, she realised that he had downloaded phone tracking apps. She then asked if he had lost his phone, and he said he didn't lose it."
"He continued to deny that he lost his phone, and mama stopped questioning him," said Masikane.
She said Tshiamo had left home to buy airtime for their mother's phone, and that was the last time they saw him.
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