Man stoned to death after being accused of raping, murdering 6-year-old girl

A 6-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in Limpopo, with the alleged perpetrator being stoned to death by residents.

On Saturday, police were called to Petanenge village outside Tzaneen after a 28-year-old man was killed.

“Preliminary police investigations revealed that the 6-year-old child allegedly fetched some oranges from her grandmother’s home at about 08:30 and never reached her homestead. The family, assisted by community members, started searching for her, and later, at about 14:00, they reportedly received information that the child was last seen with the suspect, who stays in Lusaka village,” said Mojapelo.

The family went to his home, where they found him hiding, said Mojapelo.

The man apparently confessed to raping and murdering the child and led the family to the place where he had hidden the body.

“On arrival, the body was indeed found hidden under shrubs,” said Mojapelo.

Residents then stoned the man to death.

Police have opened cases of rape and murder in relation to the girl and another case of murder that resulted from the vigilantism.

Limpopo police commissioner General Thembi Hadebe said:

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