MBOMBELA – Police are investigating a murder case after the body of a young girl was found next to a graveyard at Mathafeni, Mbombela.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the young girl could have also been raped before her lifeless body was left in some bushes near the graveyard.
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The six-year-old, Yolanda Mujovo, reportedly went missing Monday evening.
It is said that her father left the girl with her four-year-old sister at their home in Mathafeni to go to the nearby tuck shop.
When he returned, he found that the girl was missing.
The gruesome discovery on Friday shocked the community following a four-day-long search.
Police say no suspects have been arrested so far, but are urging anyone with information to come forward.