POLOKWANE – The Police in Giyani have launched a manhunt for the killers of an 11-year-old girl, Tiyiselani Nokuthula Rikhotso from Dengeza (A) outside Giyani, whose dismembered body was found on Tuesday 17 March 2020 dumped in local Klein Letaba Dam.

The discovery was made by community members who then called the police. On arrival at the scene, the police retrieved the body and discovered that some of her body parts were missing

The child was reported missing on Monday, 16 March 2020. The police then commenced with a search operation for the child.

The Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has strongly condemned this brutal killing of an innocent child and has instructed the police to hunt down the killers.

The motive for this murder is unknown at this stage but ritual murder cannot be ruled out.

We are making an appeal to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect(s) to contact Colonel Chris Mabasa on 082 469 0739 or the Crime Stop number 0860010111.

Source: South African Police Service