Mutilated bodies of two young boys discovered in Soweto

Their mutilated bodies were found in Rockville on Thursday morning by community members. 

The children were aged five and six.

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Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela says they were reported missing on Wednesday.

They had been playing in the street outside their yard when they vanished.

"One of the parents started looking for their child and could not find him, called the other parent. They looked for these children and could not find them. 

"They start doing the search on their own, and when they see they can't find the children, around 22:00, they went to Moroka police station to report the children missing."

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"Resources were mobilised, the dog unit and the family violence unit were also activated. Unfortunately, this morning those children were found killed, their bodies mutilated."