Cape Town – A 31-year-old woman is expected to appear at the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder of her 12-year-old daughter.
It is alleged the Limpopo woman, her sister and the two women’s respective teenage sons, both aged 15, assaulted the girl.
According to police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba the girl was brutally murdered at Mapayeni village, under Giyani policing area.
“The suspects were arrested after further probe into the matter revealed that the child succumbed to her injuries after she was assaulted on Wednesday 7 December 2022. This after she allegedly went out and failed to return home,
“The mother reportedly called her elder sister, aged 37, who resides in the same village to accompany her to look for the child and they were joined by their two teenage boys, both aged 15.
“The child was then located and taken home. Upon arrival, the suspects allegedly assaulted the girl and thereafter instructed her to bath and locked her inside the room,” said Ledwaba in a statement.
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He said the following day, the mother called the police and informed them that she was surprised to find her daughter dead inside her room.
“Police conducted their investigation, and upon inspection of the body, they discovered that the deceased had visible injuries and that she was assaulted. A case of murder was opened and transferred to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit,” said Ledwaba.
The suspects were arrested and will be charged with murder.
“They are expected to appear before the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 12 December 2022. The case against the two minors will be dealt with in terms of the Child Justice Act,” said Ledwaba.
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