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Minenhle Mhlongo’s body was discovered in a bush near her home on Heritage Day. She had been left in the care of a relative while her mother went to work the day before.
Minenhle Mhlongo’s body was discovered in a bush near her home on Heritage Day. Image: supplied
DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the murder of his four-year-old cousin in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
Minenhle Mhlongo’s body was discovered in a bush near her home on Heritage Day. She had been left in the care of a relative while her mother went to work the day before.
It was the grandfather of little Siboniso Khoza who discovered her body wrapped in her clothes.
“She had suffered stab wounds to her body, as well as a head injury. A murder case was opened for investigation, ”said police spokesman Brigadier Jay Naicker.
Naicker said police worked tirelessly to arrest the teenager.
“Yesterday [Tuesday] In the afternoon, the investigation team made a breakthrough and arrested a 15-year-old relative for the murder and recovered a weapon that was used to commit the crime, ”he said.
The suspect was expected to appear in Ntuzuma Magistrates Court on Thursday.
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