Body of 'snatched' girl, 6, found in Riet Valley

Body of 'snatched' girl, 6, found in Riet Valley

The body of a six-year-old girl has been found in a sugarcane field in Riet Valley, north of KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday afternoon. 

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KZN police spokesperson, Jay Naicker says the girl was reportedly snatched from her mother's vehicle on Sunday near Shakaskraal. 

"According to the mother of the child, when she approached a speed hump near Shayamoya, an unknown man opened the door of her vehicle and snatched the six-year-old who was asleep on the rear seat. 

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"She fled from the scene and reported the matter to the police," says Naicker. 

Naicker says after an intensive investigation, a 42-year-old woman was taken in for questioning by police on Monday. 

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