Missing boy found dead on Christmas Day, relative arrested
A KZN man arrested for choking and burying a 10-year-old relative to protect his home from being bewitched will enter the new year in police custody.
This was after police arrested the 32-year-old man from Nyezane area in Estcourt on Wednesday for the alleged murder of the little boy who was reported missing earlier this month.
Ayabulela Abongwe Kubheka disappeared from his home on 15-December where he lived with his grandmother.
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Police spokesperson Thembeka Mbele says the body of the little boy was found buried in a shallow grave next door days later.
"On Christmas Ayabulela’s uncle was outside when a dog was seen with the human leg in its mouth. He later spotted the dogs digging in the neighbour’s yard and went to investigate.
Upon investigating he discovered a shallow grave and called the nearby community members to assist him to dig up the grave. They found the body of Ayabulela and called the police.
