Police searching for PMB child killer
Police are working to track down a man wanted in connection with the abduction and murder of a seven-year-old boy in Pietermaritzburg.
The child's body was found face down inside the man's shack at Ezinketheni informal settlement on Saturday.
The boy's hands and legs were bound.
He had been missing since Thursday afternoon after being sent to a spaza shop in the area.
KZN police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the suspect is known to the family.
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"When the child did not return, the family contacted police after attempting to find the child. When police arrived they were taken to the suspect.
“The suspect was not at home. Police forced the door open and they found the child lying dead with stab wounds."
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