The man was arrested on Monday afternoon.
A 60-year-old ex-convict, accused of killing his 6-year-old stepdaughter after having a fight with her mother, is expected to appear in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court.
Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said preliminary investigations suggested that the man and the child’s 22-year-old mother, who is his girlfriend, had a fight earlier. “On Sunday, police embarked on a search for the little girl after she had been reported missing at Rietgat police station. During the critical initial investigation, police were able to swiftly establish that the suspect was behind the disappearance of the child.
Gauteng police commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, has described the murder as callous and heartless.
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