BREAKING NEWS: Body of missing girl found

The body of a 10 year old girl who went missing from her home at Capricorn Park in Soekmekaar last week Tuesday afternoon was found.

October 10, 2016

Bertus de Bruyn 1 minute read

Two elderly women looking for firewood this afternoon discovered the body of a 10 year old girl who went missing from her home at Capricorn Park at Morebeng (Soekmekaar) last week Tuesday afternoon.

The body was discovered in a dense bushy area outside Ratsaka village.

‘Reneilwe Makomoto was last seen at around 14:00 when she was playing with friends.  According to information she told them that she was going home but never arrived. Her friends also had not seen her again.   Members of the family identified the body as the missing girl but DNA testing will be done to confirm,’ Col Ronel Otto said.

The cause of death is also not yet known and a post mortem will be conducted.

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October 10, 2016

Bertus de Bruyn 1 minute read

Bertus de Bruyn

Bertus de Bruyn is based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. De Bruyn has been employed by Caxton since 2009. After a short sabbatical of two years, De Bruyn is back at the place he called home, Caxton, at Lowveld Media. He is currently the digital content manager, but has 14 years of journalism skills, news editor, and acting editor duties behind his name.