A young girl by the name of Matimu Timbane who was 16 years old went missing last week. A man who is 21 years of age was arrested in connection with the girls disappearance and was charged with kidnaping and murder.
The girl was last seen with the man in a tavern in Mavulani village on Christmas day last year and her body was dumped near a river. Limpopo police started the search of the girl and the man immediately after the girl was reported by family missing.
The suspect was arrested in Joburg on the 5th of January. He appeared before court of Giyani on Friday on charges of kidnapping and murder. His case was postponed and will again appear on 13 January 2021 pending police investigations.
The reason on how the girl was murdered is still under investigation. “This arrest show that police have no boundaries and we leave no stones unturned” said Lieutenant Nkele Ledwaba.
Communities are urged to report missing persons quickly to the police.
