“Further interviewing of the suspect by detectives led to the gruesome discovery of the body of the child in a storm water pipe outside Worcester”
“The parents of Tazne have just been informed of the discovery and they are receiving counselling,” said Brig Novela Potelwa.
The suspect, 54, was according to witness accounts the last person to be seen with the child. He was was believed to have been hiding in the town. He appeared briefly in court on Tuesday on a charge of kidnapping and was later transported to Cape Town. The suspect will be charged with murder and is expected to appear in the Goodwood magistrate’s court on Friday.
Western Cape provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Yolisa Matakata, commended the diligence of the detective team and search parties.
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