Police open murder case after body of boy is found in KwaMashu river
Ntuzuma police say an arrest is imminent after the body of a nine-year-old boy was found in a river in KwaMashu, north of Durban, this morning.
The child was discovered by resident, Mzobanzi Ngubane, in the Ugobhogobho River near Nyala Road.
Speaking to Newswatch from his home - Ngubane says he was busy watering his crops at about 4am, when he saw the body in the river.
He says he didn't believe the boy had drowned as the water is shallow.
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"I saw someone laying face down in the river; he was naked. Then I went and I called other neighbours and we "phoned police, and they came and took the body. The child's mother and father also came with police to identify the body," he said.
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Authorities say the boy suffered multiple head injuries.
The motive for the killing is unknown at this stage, and police have opened a case of murder.