15-year-old girl found hanging from a tree in KZN

Lusanda Bill
20 January 2015

Police in Folweni near KwaZulu Natal have launched a manhunt after a 15 year old girl was found hanging from a tree, under a bridge in Folweni.

It is alleged that Nokukhanya Zama was reported missing on January 11th. She was last seen travelling by a taxi on her way to church in Kwa-Makhutha.

Major Thulani Zwane said when the girl was identified as the same girl who was reported as missing at Folweni police station. The motive for the murder is still unknown and we are still investigating this matter.

Zwane said there are allegations that she was raped before she was killed however we are still waiting for the post-mortem results to determine whether she was raped or not.