A 30-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Benoni magistrate's court on Monday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of four-year-old Bokgabo Poo.
‘’We are heartbroken and going through a lot of trauma right now. We did not expect that the body police found on Tuesday would beOn Friday he was still hoping for her safe return, saying in a post on Facebook: “My little girl ... I can hear you crying from a million miles away — calling Mommy, calling Daddy, and we are not there to save you.The man suspected to be behind the child's kidnapping was nabbed on Friday.
"[He] was arrested in Rondebult, Boksburg North. It is reported that a member of the community saw the suspect in Boksburg North and called the police who responded swiftly and arrested the suspect,” said Masondo. It was alleged Bokgabo had been playing with a five-year-old boy at the Masoleng Park in the township. The park is near her home. The two were reportedly approached by the suspect, who gave the boy money to buy sweets at a nearby tuck shop while he remained with Bokgabo. CCTV footage taken from a house near the park showed the suspect walking off with Bokgabo. In the video, the youngster was seen frolicking next to the fast-walking man.
“Judging from the footage, she seems to be familiar with the person she is walking with,” said Ndlovu when police were still searching for the man. “You can see her walking, jumping up and down. She was comfortable walking with the person which makes us think that it could be someone she knows very well,” he said.
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