Child murders
Bethelsdorp woman to appear in court for murder of 9-year-old girl
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Ayabulelwa Kubheka, aged 10, was reported missing on 15 December after his grandmother, who had left him in bed, could not find him when she returned.
The 24-year-old was arrested in connection of the murder last month.
This comes with the news that two men have been arrested for the murder of four-year-old Scarlett Cottle from Ottery.
According to Eastern Cape police, three cousins were playing together at their home in Libode when they found a firearm under the bed.
The one-year-old boy's body was found in a drain in Eersteriver in March 2019, days after he was reported missing.
The initial investigation reveals that the accused persuaded Booysen and a friend to accompany him to the refuse site in Barrydale where he hid liquor.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said before the murder, the accused told her older son she was going to kill him and his brother.
Thabang Lephoi killed his son in November 2017 and buried the body in a shallow hole with rocks.
In Spain, 39 minors have been killed since 2013 by their fathers or by their mother's partner or former partner, government figures show.
Little Ivakele Xolose was reported missing on Monday afternoon.
The 2019/2020 Annual Police Crime Stats showed child murders dropped by 7%, while more than 24 000 children were sexually assaulted in South Africa.
Lucas Phasha allegedly killed his children - all under the age of 10 - at their home outside Burgersfort in February last year.
They were stabbed multiple times and were found in the bushes on Tuesday evening.
Police say the boy was attacked by an unknown group while he tried to relieve himself, and his mutilated body was later discovered by a passerby on Friday.
This comes at a time when the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children.
The bodies of the children, aged between four and six, were discovered in one of the old unused cars in the yard by their grandmother.
The juvenile suspect allegedly stabbed four-year-old Minenhle Mhlongo to death before dumping her body in a bush near her home.