KZN man arrested for murder
2012-12-10 15:14
Johannesburg - A man was arrested after the body of a 5-year-old
girl was found in a pit toilet near her home in Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal police
said on Monday.
The 23-year-old was arrested shortly after the girl, from
Thathani, was found on Sunday, police spokesperson Jay Naicker said.
The child visited her neighbour's house and failed to
return home on Saturday. She was reported missing at the Highflats police
station the same evening.
Police searched for the girl on Sunday morning. A police
dog picked up a scent and led its handler to an unused 1.6m-deep pit toilet
covered with a piece of corrugated iron, where the body was found.
Police investigations led them to a house in Thathani
where the child was last seen alive.
A man from the same house was arrested and charged with
murder.
A knife, believed to have been used in the murder, was
also seized.
A post-mortem would be conducted to determine the cause
of girl's death.
The motive for the killing was still unknown.
The man was expected to appear in the Highflats
Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
- SAPA
