The baby has been missing since Friday.
In a separate incident, a 1
5-year-old boy was hacked to death.
The mutilated body of a 15-month-old baby has been found in a forest in Magagadolo in the Zululand district in KwaZulu-Natal.
Ceza police opened a murder docket for further investigation. It is alleged that on 14 March at 18:45, a body of a 1-year-old child was found [in the] Magagadolo area with both eyes gouged out, Colonel Thembeka Mbele said on Tuesday.
She added that the child was reported missing last Friday. The child was last seen playing with other children. The mother only realised that the child was missing when she called the children into the house. The child s body was found in the forest adjacent to the family homestead, Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza said.
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Trio nabbed with firearm they stole from security guard they shot in the head
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DURBAN: More than a month after security guard Bhekani Hlongwane was shot in the head and killed, police have made a breakthrough in the case.
Three suspects, aged between 21 and 25, were nabbed at a house at Emansenseni area, in KwaNdengezi this weekend. They are expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The provincial Trio Task Team, together with Crime Intelligence, embarked on an operation following up on information about unlawful possession of firearms.
The three suspects were allegedly found in possession of a 9mm pistol, a home-made pistol and an air rifle.
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Three men have been arrested after a shootout with police in the town of Mpumalanga in KwaZulu-Natal.
On Wednesday, a motorist was approached by two armed men in Mngadi Road, said police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala. At gunpoint, the suspects forced her out of the vehicle and they drove off with the vehicle. A case of carjacking was opened at Mpumalanga SAPS. The police officers from Mpumalanga SAPS assisted by Tracker patrolled the area, searching for the hijacked vehicle and the suspects, Gwala said.
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The hijacked vehicle and three occupants were spotted in Sibisi Road. Upon seeing the police officers, the suspects fired shots at the police officers and there was a shootout. The vehicle was then intercepted and three men, aged between 20 and 37, were placed under arrest. A 9mm pistol was recovered from the suspects, Gwala said.