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Media Statement POLOKWANE – A massive manhunt has been launched after a 12-year-old girl from Ha-Ramantsha Village in Vhembe District was found brutally murdered in Ha-Ravele Village on Monday morning, 16 September 2024. The young girl had been selling vegetables in her neighborhood the day before (Sunday) but failed to return home, prompting her family to search for her but she could not be located. Police were alerted in the morning and the missing person file was registered at the local police station. The investigating team was immediately activated. Unfortunately, her half-naked body was discovered in the bushes near a farm in Ha-Ravele village, with signs suggesting she may have been strangled. According to preliminary reports, the victim was last seen with an African male walking towards Ha-Ravele village. The girl’s vegetables and clothes were found in the bushes on the scene. The police investigation is ongoing, with a case of murder opened and a possible rape case pending post-mortem results. The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has strongly condemned the incident, calling it “despicable and inhumane.” Lieutenant Hadebe urged parents to be vigilant and appealed to the community to provide information about the perpetrator. Anyone with information regarding the incident is requested to contact the Investigating Officer Sergeant Romeo Mbelengwa at 072 981 7722 / 082 3199 597 or Crime Stop number 08600 10111 or use MySAPSApp Ends
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