Police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele said the little girl from Gelukwaarts was reported missing on September 1.On Saturday, children who were playing in the street noticed a “bad smell” coming from a shack near Mesi’s home and alerted community members.
“They went to the shack and found it locked, forced entry and opened the wardrobe where the smell was coming from and found the body of Boipelo and then alerted the police. “While busy at the scene it is alleged that the owner of the shack appeared and was attacked by the community,” he said.Police managed to rescue the man from the “volatile situation”, but he was later declared dead.
“We appeal to the community to be calm and give the family time to mourn the loss of their daughter,” provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Baile Motswenyane said.
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