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Mom's ex arrested for eight-year-old's murder─── MARK STEENBOK 07:55 Thu, 27 Apr 2017
Qwaqwa - Police in Namahadi have arrested the ex-boyfriend of the mother of eight-year-old Nomthandazo Nhlapo who was found dead, with injuries to both her hands and face, in the woods of Kgatleng section on Monday morning.
According to spokesperson Mmako Mophiring, the 29-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday with the community's assistance.
He is expected to appear before the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrate's Court tomorrow.
"This was successful cooperation between the police and the community. When the incident happened we didn’t know who the suspect could be. There were a lot of rumours going around. Fortunate enough yesterday around 12:30 we got the positive information, and we managed to arrest the person we were looking for,” says Mophiring.
Phuthaditjhaba Cluster Commander, Peter Moloi, thanked community members around Qwaqwa in the Eastern Free State for assisting with information which led to the arrest.
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Eastern Free State police spokesperson Mmako Mophiring:
