Siphamandla Madikane’s body was discovered by a passer-by, on Monday afternoon, a day after he was reported missing.
It has not been revealed how Siphamandla died, but his body was found partially burnt and had multiple slash wounds to his neck.
Reiger Park police say a criminal investigation is being conducted into the death of the boy.
Police will continue the investigation by further examination of the case and new forensic evidence.
His family had called police November 3, to report Siphamandla’s disappearance.
According to residents, the boy was playing with other children, when an unknown man apparently kidnapped him.
The matter came to light when his family realised that the boy went missing, just after sunset.
Community members then launched a massive search for the missing child on Monday morning.
More than a thousand of community members, mostly women, took part in the search to locate him.
They searched for the child in Slovo Hostel, nearby bushes and other secluded areas, but did not find him.
They did not give up hope, and continued to search for the boy until they received the shocking news in the afternoon that a member of the community who was walking along the area has discovered the child’s body.
