Update: Condolences pour in for slain Nokukhanya Zama

Social media users took to Twitter to express their heartfelt condolences to the family of Nokukhanya Zama:

Kanyisa Ndyondya: I promised myself I would not read how Nokukhanya died. The day has been ruined. #RipNokukhanya

Thando Thabooty: Im so sorry. May God bring you peace RT @nomfza: #RipNokukhanya We will always love you. My pride my joy my light. https://instagram.com/p/yAJxXWgR1m/ “

Khanya Mkangisa: Such a young, beautiful girl. She still had her whole life to look forward to. My prayers go out to her family. #RipNokukhanya

AbortedNews: #justicefornokukhanya Let us merge in our diversity. Crime has no colour except crimson red – The bloodshed of the innocent #RipNokukhanya

Even well-known celebrities and journalists such as Asanda Magaqa and DJ Fresh offered their condolences:

Asanda Magaqa: Sorrow fills my heart. A rosebud cruelly nipped b4 reaching full bloom. RIP babygal. #RipNokukhanya 1999-2015

 Zama’s picture circulated on social media shortly after she had gone missing:

Nokukhanya Zama was last seen on January 11 at 6am, while walking to the Folweni taxi rank on her way to church in KwaMakhutha.

Zama was last seen on January 11 at 6am while walking to the Folweni taxi rank on her way to church in KwaMakhutha.

It was alleged the 15-year-old girl had been found hanged in the bush.

A postmortem would be conducted to determine the cause of her death, police said.

– Caxton News Service