The search for Bokgabo Poo’s missing body parts led to the grisly discovery of another body dumped in a dam in Wattville, Johannesburg.
Bokgabo Poo’s body parts found
The four-year-old went missing last week, after she went to the nearby park with her playmate.
Her friend told the family that a stranger approached them and sent him to go buy sweets alone. When he returned, both the man and Bokgabo were no longer at the park.
The next day, a woman found Bokgabo’s leg buried in a shallow grave in her yard in Tamboville.
She called the community and alerted the police. The rest of what was left of Bokgabo’s body was found in a nearby veld metres away from the house.
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Another body found in a dam
The body found floating in the dam by the community members who were searching for the rest of Bokgabo’s missing body parts is reported to be that of an adult.
“The police are conducting an inquest following the discovery of a body of a man in a dam at Wattville on 19 October 2022.
“It is reported that the body was seen floating on the dam by community members who then alerted the police. The body is not yet identified and the police investigations are underway,” said Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello.
Disgruntled community members chased the police away after the police arrived at the scene, saying they have had enough of the criminal activities in the area.
“They kill people for money, they kill kids for money, they rape people and dump them here but police are not doing anything. They just pass and look and pass,” said angry community leader, Sibusiso Mazibuko.
Suspect arrested
Ntokozo Khulekani Zikhali was arrested last week shortly after the discovery of Bokgabo’s mutilated body.
Bokgabo was last seen alive, walking with the 30-year-old in CCTV footage from a local tavern, police received a tip-off and the suspect was arrested.
The suspect appeared at the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing charges of kidnapping, rape, murder, defeating the ends of justice and violating a corpse.
Addressing the residents outside court, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi revealed that the suspect was on bail for allegedly raping a nine-year-old.
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