JOHANNESBURG - The family of seven-year-old Lolitha Kowa has learnt that she was raped before she was killed.
The Grade R pupil's body was found wrapped in bloody clothing in Khayelitsha on Wednesday.
She had gone missing the day before.
Police sniffer dogs led detectives to the home of a family friend, where the little girl was last seen playing.
The woman and her boyfriend will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court Friday.
Kowa's family members say they want to know why she was targeted.