The family of Alfa Mpetsheni, a South African student stuck in a Chinese prison, have confirmed his release and hope he will return home very soon.
The family of a student held in a Chinese prison has confirmed his release and hope he will return soon to SA.“He called us a few days ago, saying that he was released and he was doing well. We are very excited as we were worried for long,” he said.
The 25-year-old is a BCom student at Zhejiang Gongshang University in Hangzhou. His family was alerted to his disappearance by friends. He was supposed to have gone with them on a holiday to Bangkok, Thailand.
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