Gauteng – A 30-year-old man is expected to appear before Benoni Magistrate Court on Monday, October 17, after he was charged with the kidnapping and murder of 4-year-old Bokgabo Poo, South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed in a statement.
The little girl from Wattville was reported missing on Monday, October 10. Police were joined by the community in the search for the man who was last seen with Bokgabo.
According to SAPS spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the body was reportedly mutilated.
“On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, a leg of a child was discovered in a shallow grave inside a yard of a house in Tamboville. Later in the afternoon, a mutilated body was discovered a few meters away from the house where the leg was found. At that time, the parents of Bokgabo could not identify the body as that of the missing girl,” Masondo said.
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“A case of murder was opened and a team consisting of seasoned police officers from the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit, Forensic Experts, Occult Related Crimes Unit and local detectives was formed to prioritise and investigate the case,” he added.
Subsequently, the 30-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday, October 14.
The following day, the family of Bokgabo positively identified the body as that of their missing daughter.
The Provincial Commissioner of the police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela conveyed condolences to the parents and the family of Bokgabo Poo.
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