Body of toddler found in Orange Farm veld
The body of a missing three-year-old girl was discovered in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday.
Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubele says a waste collector found the body in a dustbin in the veld.
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This comes amid several high-profile incidents of femicide and concern over a spike in gender-based violence, which President Cyril Ramaphosa apologising to women and children.
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Makhubela says there have been no arrests as yet.
"Police are calling on anyone who might have information on how the incident happened of the killing of the three-year-old girl in Orange Farm.
"The police haven't arrested anybody yet and we are urging to anyone who might have information to go to the nearest police station," urges Makhubele.