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The family believes that Makondo had decided to accompany Mncina home because grandfather, Thabisang Malatjie, the head of the family, did not see them at home.
Neighbors, with the help of the police, went out to find the children, but the search was suspended at 4 a.m. because it was too dark without power to continue.
The small bodies of the friends were discovered naked and separated by 100 meters after 5.30 in the morning.
It was suspected that this was a muthi slaughter as relative implements were found on their bodies.
They were found outside a popular tavern on Extension 4, the same location where the body of 5-year-old Mzwandile Zitho was discovered on April 15.
Zitho was found at 10 p.m., hours after his grandmother reported him missing.
According to police spokesman Captain Kay Makhubele, he was found naked in an upright position next to a refrigerator in the tavern.
According to her grandmother, a bottle of muthi was found at the scene.
A tavern owner and his wife were arrested for the crime, but the charges were dropped on August 28.
Ansia Kheha, 3, was found crammed into a plastic container after her disappearance on June 18.
An informal recycler found her body in a field with a stab wound to the upper body.
Peters said investigations into the murders were ongoing.
“The investigation is still ongoing as the police continue to work hard to build a strong case in support of the preliminary evidence gathered thus far. The police remain committed to prioritizing the investigation of crimes committed against children, women and other vulnerable people, ”he said.
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