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Teen Arrested in Relation to Death of Itumeleng Khune’s Sister
The 27-year-old was reportedly burned beyond recognition in a house fire in Ventersdorp in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Itumeleng Khune, goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana, and his late sister Mapula. Image: Instagram @mapula_Khune.
JOHANNESBURG – Northwest police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the death of Mapula, the sister of the Bafana goalkeeper Bafana Itumeleng Khune.
The 27-year-old was reportedly burned beyond recognition in a house fire in Ventersdorp in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Neighbors are understood to have called emergency services after seeing smoke rising from a house on extension 2.
After forcing entry to a back room, authorities discovered Khune’s severely burned body on top of his bed.
Police Adele Myburgh said authorities handcuffed the teen on Friday.
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