44-year-old man arrested for the murder of his niece

Lusanda Bill
21 February 2014

Cape Town police have arrested a 44-year-old man for the disappearance and murder of his 11-year-old niece. 

It is alleged that the 11-year-old girl disappeared on Tuesday evening from Pam Court Manenberg and was reported to the police on the same day. 

Police Spokesperson Tembinkosi Kinana said a task team was then set up to search the area for the girl.  Later the unidentified body of a girl was found in an abounded building in lower station industrial area in Maitland.

Kinana said it appears that the girl died of severe head injuries and the girl was identified as the 11-year-old that went missing from Manenberg.

"The 44-year-old is still in custody and investigations continues” Kinana added. 

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