Mpumalanga boy allegedly rapes, strangles schoolmate for turning down proposal
Nelspruit - A 17-year-old boy who allegedly raped and strangled a schoolmate to death after she turned down his proposal will appear in a Mpumalanga court on Friday.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, the girl's parents then unsuccessfully carried out a search for her in the area a day later. "Police immediately confronted the suspect and enquired about the whereabouts of the victim," Hlathi told IOL.
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