Grim: Missing 16-year-old from Gauteng found BURIED in aunt’s backyard

This is a sickener. The body of 16-year-old Gauteng resident Neo Mahlangu has been found several weeks after she went missing – and it’s been revealed that her aunt and younger cousin are suspected of murder.

Gauteng teen found buried in ‘large hole’ at aunt’s house

After a lengthy search, police and a K9 unit were tipped off about a large hole that had been dug at a property in Tsakane, East Rand. When cops arrived at the scene, they were taken aback by the size of the excavation.

According to the police, the aunt had employed people to dig out the hole for her, under the pretence that she was installing a large water tank. However, the Jojo was never received, and suspicion started to grow.

MISSING GIRL FOUND BURRIED IN A SHALLOW GRAVE

Tsakane ( TDTNEWS ) – Police K9 Unit have managed to dig and found the body of a 16-year-old girl in Daveyton , east of Joburg.

It is understood that the girl visited her aunt from her home in Tsakane pic.twitter.com/ZpneVs7ZVJ

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Neo Mahlangu found dead ‘after nearly three weeks missing’

Over the weekend, Gauteng cops were summoned to the premises – and they made a grim discovery. The body of Neo Mahlangu was found at the bottom of the hole, wrapped up in a black binbag.

The aunt has been arrested, and her son – aged just 14 – has also been detained. The pair are likely to face murder charges in the coming days, as law enforcement officials scramble to establish a motive.

AUNT & HER 14YR OLD SON ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF HER 16YR OLD NIECE: TSAKANE. COE. GP. BODY EXHUMED FROM A HOLE DUG IN HER YARD UNDER PRETEXT ITS FOR WATER JOJO TANK. @SAPoliceService @GTP_Traffstats @JoburgMPD @City_Ekurhuleni @TMPDSafety @cci_network pic.twitter.com/rck4Kg0Q2J

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