JUST IN: Teenage girl found dead in shallow grave
It is believed the girl had been visiting a friend in the area on Wednesday when she disappeared.
A body, believed to be that of a 17-year-old girl, was found in a shallow grave at the informal settlement, Masinenge, on the South Coast today.
She had been stabbed and her throat slit, police reported.
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Margate SAPS spokesman Sergeant Sibu Ncane confirmed the news.
It is believed the girl had been visiting a friend in the area on Wednesday when she disappeared.
She was reported missing by her friends.
Upon investigation by members of the Saps dog unit, her body was recovered.
No arrests have been made as of yet.
Full details to follow, once police investigation is complete.
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