CAPE TOWN - The family, friends and teachers have remembered Lolitha Kowa, as a joyful youngster with a never-ending smile on her face.
A heartfelt memorial service was held on Thursday, honouring the memory of the young girl.
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The Grade 1 pupil, was raped and killed last Tuesday, allegedly by a family friend.
Her body was discovered the following morning, wrapped in her blood-stained clothes, with a screwdriver plunged into her skull.
She had been reported missing after a visit to a family friend's house.