HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith

HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith Photos: Stock/Supplied

HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith

A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home, dragged while screaming for help, murdered, and her little body dumped in Harrismith.

HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith

HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith Photos: Stock/Supplied

How HORRIFIC is this! A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home, dragged while screaming for help, murdered, and her little body dumped in Harrismith.

A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS DRAGGED FROM HER HOME, SCREAMING FOR HELP

According to police spokesperson Warrant officer Mmako Mophiring, the 12-year-old Bongiwe Radebe was reported kidnapped from her home when she was left alone by her parents.

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“It’s alleged that on Saturday, 25 February 2023, at about 23:30, both her parents left her alone to visit a friend. Unfortunately, 30 minutes after returning home, they found their window broken, shack ransacked, and their daughter, Bongiwe, missing.”

Warrant officer Mmako Mophiring

SHE WAS LEFT ALONE AT HOME WHILE HER PARENTS VISITED A FRIEND

Mophiring said eyewitnesses alleged that they saw two men carrying Bongiwe along as she screamed for help and left.

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On Sunday, 26 February 2023, police started searching but sadly found her body was found dumped in the nearby bushes of Lotus Ville close to the N3.

HORRIFIC: A 12-year-old girl KIDNAPPED from her house, murdered in Harrismith
The 12-year-old Bongiwe Radebe Photo: Supplied/SAPS

BONGIWE’S LITTLE BODY WAS FOUND DUMPED ON SUNDAY

“The stolen properties are clothing, groceries, and the cell phone. The value of the stolen property is R4000.00. Other clothes were found abandoned near a certain shack in the area.”

On Tuesday, police arrested two men for the kidnapping and murder of little Bongiwe. The men also face charges of housebreaking and theft.

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TWO MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED

The two men from Intabazwe are expected to appear before the Harrismith Magistrate Court soon.

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Last year, police minister Bheki Cele said the crime statistics again show that communities fail to protect some of the most vulnerable in society; our children.

“Shockingly, in just six months, 558 children were killed in South Africa from April to the end of September 2022.

“Police are investigating attempted murder dockets of 294 children from July to September 2022.”