Soshanguve man (60) charged with the murder of 6-year-old girl
The suspect is an ex-convict who previously spent 25 years behind bars for the murder of his then ex-wife and her lover.
A 60-year old man from Soshanguve is expected to appear before the Soshanguve Magistrate Court on Friday, 27 December, on a charge of murder following the retrieval of the body of his six-year old step-daughter from a dam in Block GG, Soshanguve.
According to the police's Mathapelo Peters, preliminary investigations suggest that this transpired after a fight between the suspect and his 22-year-old girlfriend, who is the deceased child's mother.
"At the time of the child's disappearance, it is alleged that the mother was not at home," says Peters.
The three lived together in Block PP2, Ndlozi Section in Soshanguve.
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Police on Sunday, 22 December 2019 embarked on a search for the girl after she had been reported missing at Rietgat SAPS.
"During the critical initial investigation, police were able to swiftly establish that the 60-year old suspect was behind the disappearance of the child; whereafter the man on Monday afternoon, a day after her disappearance, pointed out to the police the exact spot where he had allegedly dumped the body of the 6-year old child.," said Peters.
While the nature of visible injuries on the victim's body suggest that the child had been strangled, the exact cause of death will be confirmed by the outcome of the post mortem set to be conducted in due course.
Police have at this point been able to also establish that the suspect is an ex-convict who previously spent 25 years behind bars for the murder of his then ex-wife and her lover.