The toddler Karabo Nale’s death was brutal as she had been stabbed 99 times.<\/p>\n
Her mother\u2019s cousin was due to appear in the Odendaalsrus Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday morning, accused of murder.<\/p>\n
The black woman, who lived under the same roof as Karabo, 3, had taken her to the shops on Friday, but did not return, according to a close relative.<\/p>\n
When a herder discovered the infant\u2019s body on Sunday, he also found a packet of Nik Naks and sweets next to the little girl.<\/p>\n
Karabo\u2019s face was covered with a jersey.<\/p>\n
The incident took place outside Welkom in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus, Free State.<\/p>\n
The preschooler had started creche this year.<\/p>\n
Her alleged killer, 23, was arrested on Monday by members of the Odendaalsrus Crime Prevention Unit.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice found an Okapi knife with blood stains on it and her clothes were also covered in blood. A post-mortem report revealed that the little girl was stabbed 99 times all over her body. The motive for the killing is unknown,\u201d said spokeswoman Molebogeng Lechesa.<\/p>\n
She said witnesses had told the police that the relative had left with Karabo on Friday to buy sweets and cakes. \u201cHowever, they never returned home,\u201d said Lechesa.<\/p>\n
Karabo\u2019s mother, Nomathemba Janki, said she had left the 3-year-old and her 13-year-old sister in her relative\u2019s care.<\/p>\n
Source: IOL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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