Suspect arrested for murder of KZN girl (6)
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested for the murder of a 6-year-old girl in Umhlali, Kwazulu-Natal.
The body of the missing girl was found in a sugarcane field in Riet Valley on Tuesday.
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Provincial police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the girl was allegedly snatched from her mother’s vehicle on Sunday.
"According to the mother of the child, when she approached a speed hump near Shayamoya, an unknown man opened the door of her vehicle and snatched the six-year-old who was sleep on the rear seat.
"After an intensive investigation, a 42-year-old woman was taken in for questioning by police yesterday.''
The suspect is expected to appear at the Umhlali Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.