Soweto child murders | Grandmother and boyfriend charged

SOWETO - Six-year-old Tshiamo Rabanye and his five-year-old cousin Nqobizitha Zulu were laid to rest on Friday.

Their mutilated bodies were found dumped in two separate areas with some of their body parts missing.

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It's believed they were sacrificed in a muti killing.

At the same time, Rabanye's grandmother, Nqobile Ndlovu and her boyfriend, Mthunzi Zulu, appeared at the Protea magistrate's court charged with their murders.

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Ndlovu and Zulu face charges of murder, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice.

They will appear again in court on 5 May for a bail application.

* eNCA's Manqoba Mchunu reports.