A 19-year-old suspect has been taken in for questioning in connection with the death of Monneashia Prins of Eerste River. The 11-year old girl’s body was found in a canal near Ithemba Farms last Saturday, a day after she went missing
photo supplied: Monneashia PrinsMonneashia disappeared last Friday and was last seen wearing her grey school pants and a pink hoodie.
“The victim was covered in mud and was declared deceased on
the scene by medical personnel. A post-mortem will be conducted to determine
the cause of death,’’ said Sergeant Wesley Twigg.
He said a missing persons report for Monneashia was only
filed last Sunday.
By Tuesday, police confirmed that the unidentified body found
was that of the missing primary school learner.
“It was established that the body that was found was that
of the child that was reported missing. The circumstances surrounding the incident
are under investigation,’’ he added.
“We can confirm that a 19-year-old man was taken in for
questioning regarding the murder, rape and kidnapping of the 11-year-old girl
whose body was found in a canal last Saturday in Old Faure Road, Eerste River. He
will appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court once he has been charged,’’
Twigg added.
Done by: Mitchum George
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