Man arrested after body of mutilated girl (6) found in Ntabamhlophe

Man arrested after body of mutilated girl (6) found in Ntabamhlophe

Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested after the body of a six-year-old girl was found in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

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Officers say they were called out to the KwaSobabili area in Ntabamhlophe on Thursday night after being alerted that a child had been killed.


They say on arrival at the scene, they found the decapitated body of the young child lying in a rondavel.


Detectives confirmed that a 20-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday morning in the area.


He will appear in the Estcourt Magistrates Court next week on charges of murder.


Police say they have been unable to locate the missing body part of the child. 


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