Three arrested after body of kidnapped Free State schoolgirl found
Two more arrests have been made in connection with the kidnapping and murder of the 8-year-old Bokamoso Shabe from Thabong in Welkom.
Free State police say the first of the two additional arrests is that of a 34-year-old woman, who was taken into police custody for questioning on Wednesday.
She was questioned by police two days after the Mmantshebo Primary School pupil was snatched from the school premises in Thabong. She has since been added to the list of suspects.
The other is a 44-year-old woman who was arrested on Thursday, the same day that Shabe's body was found in Riebeeckstad.
The two women and a 46-year-old man will appear in the Welkom Magistrate's Court on Monday.
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"The team came across a gruesome scene where her body was found,” says Free State police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele.
“This is after a visit to a male suspect’s house, who after being questioned, led the team to the scene in Riebeeckstad, Welkom where the body was found wrapped up with duvet cover in an open field. She was still wearing her school uniform. A case of murder was opened for further investigation.
"The 46-year-old male was arrested, he is expected to be charged with murder and appear in Welkom Magistrate's Court soon.”
