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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Four-year-old Bokgabo Poo, who went missing in Wattville, Benoni last week, has been confirmed dead.<\/p>\n

The little girl’s stepfather, Johannes Sibiye, who had lived with her since she was a baby, told News24 that police arrived at the family home on Saturday with a picture of the clothes she’d been wearing when she disappeared.<\/p>\n

“The police came with a photo of the garment Bokgabo was wearing that day. They took us to Springs mortuary to identify the body.<\/p>\n

“They took her grandmother and mother into the mortuary and they were able to positively identify her,” said Sibiye.<\/p>\n

“It is exactly the same as Bokgabo. She is dead,” he said. “The family is not doing well, especially the mother. Knowing our daughter died a horrible death is heart-breaking.”<\/p>\n

A day after Bokgabo disappeared, community members had discovered a mutilated body in Tamboville.<\/p>\n

Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said at the time that a 63-year-old woman had been sweeping her yard when she saw human toes sticking out of the ground.<\/p>\n

He said a leg was found on the woman’s property and, about 800m away, a child\u2019s body was discovered in a shallow grave in an open veld.<\/p>\n

Masondo said a man had since been arrested in Boksburg North in connection with the abduction.<\/p>\n

He added that police would issue a statement later on Sunday about the new developments.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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