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A man has been arrested for the murder of a 14-year-old girl.
The body of a 14-year-old girl believed to have been abducted was found in a well bathroom near her home in Mpumalanga over the weekend.
A 19-year-old relative of the girl was arrested in connection with the murder and is due to appear in court on Tuesday.
According to police spokesman Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, the girl’s family last saw her on Wednesday. The next day, her family received threatening phone messages and a ransom demand in exchange for her release. The family then notified the police, who opened a kidnapping case.
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On Saturday, a relative discovered her lifeless body inside a pit toilet at her residence. The police were notified and a murder case was opened.
Police made a breakthrough Monday by arresting the suspect.
It is believed that the girl may have been drugged before her death.
The suspect is expected to appear in Kabokweni Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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