Africa-Press – South-Africa. A 2-year-old North West toddler was found dead in a grazing field on Tuesday just days after she was reported missing.
A passer-by found Thato Ralisite’s body at about 18:00 in a grazing field in Myra Village, close to Pudimoe.
According to North West police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh, Thato was last seen playing in the yard of her aunt’s house at about 17:00 on Saturday.
The family, community and police officers, some on horses and others with the help of dogs, started looking for her.
“Police, family and community members carried out a search around the village on Monday and Tuesday, and were assisted by the K9 and Mounted Units of the police. After days of searching, the body of missing Thato was discovered in a grazing field in the North West,” Myburgh said.
She said Thato’s body was found outside the yard, a bit further away from the house she had disappeared from.
There were no obvious injuries and Thato was clothed in the same items she had worn on the day of her disappearance.
Police opened an inquest docket.
Myburgh said the body was not decomposed.
“A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of her death.”
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