AFTER the shocking discovery of her son’s mutilated body inside a church in Pongola on Saturday, grieving mother Bongiwe Ntuli from the Ncotshane area now has to wait for the missing body parts of her four-year-old child before laying him to rest.
The boy had been cut into pieces and stuffed in a bag.
Speaking to the Zululand Observer, the boy’s uncle, Sakhile Ngubane, said his nephew went missing last Wednesday. He was apparently playing with other children outside when he was called by ‘a man selling sugarcane’.
‘We are still shocked, but we hope the police will apprehend whoever did this awful act. It’s even more painful because the rest of his body hasn’t been recovered. His one arm and stomach are missing,’ said Ngubane.
Ngubane said his nephew was a wonderful boy who loved playing outside with his friends.
Pongola Ward 2 councillor, Jackson Mkhwanazi, said after the child was reported missing he informed the police.
‘We started searching for the boy, until we heard that a body has been found at St Jones Church.
‘On Saturday an old man who lives within the church premises saw a bag in a room. According to him, a tiny hand was sticking out of the bag,’ Mkhwanazi said.
I informed the police and the Ngubane family. When the police and forensic team emptied the bag, body parts of the missing boy were discovered.’
The outraged community members vandalised the church using bottles and stones. They also burnt the church’s roundavel.
Yesterday (Monday), Pongola councillors visited the Ngubane homestead to provide support.
KZN police spokesperson, Captain Thulani Zwane, confirmed the incident and said the Pongola police was investigating.
‘The motive of the killing is unknown and no arrest has been made at this stage,’ he said.
