Couple arrested after body of missing boy (5) discovered, Orange Farm

South African Police Service

Couple arrested after body of missing boy (5) discovered, Orange Farm
Couple arrested after body of missing boy (5) discovered, Orange Farm

Police arrested a couple in Orange Farm on 16 April 2020, at about 12:00. It was as result of the death of a five-year old who was found in a tavern. The couple are the owners of the tavern aged 29 and 30 years old.

It is alleged that on 14 April at about 15:00, the grandmother of the five-year old boy reported him missing at Orange Farms SAPS.

Then, on 15 April 2020 at about 22:00, it was reported that a body of a five-year old boy was discovered at a house in ext 4 Orange Farms inside the tavern. Police attended the call, and on their arrival the body of a five-year old boy in an upright position naked next to a fridge with a string tired around his neck and a handkerchief tied around his ankle.

The police opened a case of murder for further investigation. The arrested suspects will appear in court soon.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service