Police arrest a man after two girls‚ aged 5‚ found hanging from a tree
31 May 2016 - 10:00
A 42-year-old man will appear in court this week for the murder of two five-year-old girls‚ who were found hanging from a tree in Ribone Village‚ Limpopo. According to the police‚ the girls were last seen on Wednesday evening after playing at a house in the RDP section.“SAPS members together with the community launched a large search and after almost three days‚ the naked bodies of the two girls were found hanging from a tree in the bush approximately 3km from the town…‚” Limpopo police spokeswoman Ronel Otto said.Otto said the police were investigating the possibility that the girls might have been raped before being killed.“The suspect‚ a farm worker in the area‚ is due in court this week‚” said Otto...
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