Police have opened a murder investigation, and the suspect was quickly taken into custody.
A teenage girl’s naked body was found in the bushes after being reported missing. File Picture: Phando Jikelo / Independent NewspapersA 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder and rape of a 15-year-old girl, whose naked andThe young girl was found murdered in Khalavha , Siloam policing area, in Vhembe District on Tuesday morning, November 12.
The Limpopo police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the girl was previously reported missing on Monday, November 11. According to preliminary investigations, the teenager was seen leaving with the suspect on Monday, November 11, but never returned home. Despite an immediate search, the girl’s whereabouts remained unknown until the following day, when her naked body was located in the bushes.
The suspect is set to appear in Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, November 14, facing charges of murder.Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, condemned the crime and urged parents to take extra care in protecting their children.
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