Body of missing girl, 13, found in Ermelo

While thousands of women marched across the country yesterday against gender-based violence as part of the #TotalShutdown #NoMore protests, a Mpumalanga family mourned the death of their 13-year-old daughter whose body was found near Ermelo Airport in the Msukaligwa local municipality.

The family was left grief-stricken after the body of Dimpho Sinenhlanhla Malevu was found on Tuesday afternoon.

It was dumped in a field near the Ermelo Airport on Hendrina Road. She had been missing since Saturday.

Dimpho, a pupil at the local Afrikaans primary school, was reported missing by her mother.

Police have confirmed that a murder docket has been opened. No arrest has been made.

Anyone with information can contact investigation officer Sipho Mokoena on 071-819-237-8389.

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