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Thandi Mampane’s (11) alleged killer denied bail

The 35-year-old man appeared in the Nebo Magistrate's Court today on charges of abduction, rape and murder.

LIMPOPO – A 35-year-old man, arrested for the rape and murder of 11-year-old, Thandi Mampane, was denied bail in the Nebo Magistrate’s Court earlier today, 16 September.

The man allegedly raped and murdered Mampane while on parole for escaping lawful custody, said Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe. “He had served a year of his three year sentence,” he said.

Inside the Nebo Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Limpopo Police

Mampane’s body was found in bushes near Ga-Marishane village in the Nebo Policing area outside Groblesdal on Friday, 6 September, after she went missing the day before.

Read more: [JUST IN] Wanted man arrested in connection with Thandi Mampane’s murder

“He is facing charges of abduction, rape and murder and his case was postponed to 1 October 2019, where he will make a formal bail application. Police investigations continue,” Ngoepe’s statement concluded.

 

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