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A body of a 15 year old girl who was raped and stabbed was discovered at a neighbourhood in Bisley Ward 24, Pietermaritzburg.

The body was identified by police on Tuesday afternoon after a case of a missing person was filed by the parents of the teenager. Those who witnessed the scene said they were passing by around 4pm in the afternoon when they saw the corpse of the girl being taken into a mortuary van by policemen.

The body was disposed at the corner of Holder and Osbourn road in Bisley Park.

The body was allegedly dumped in the early hours of the morning and was only identified by a group of young boys who stay in the surrounding neighbourhoods. Mondli Lukhozi who was part of the group that was passing by resides in Bisley, said he saw the police and the mortuary van as they were taking her corpse away.

“My friends were accompanying me back home when we saw the girl’s body being taken into the mortuary car, her face and body was full of stab wounds I doubt her parents will be able to identify her,” said Lukhozi.

The residents of Bisley Park expressed their level of fear and concern after this incident. They say their children are not safe and wish that the police could patrol the community and look for these criminals.  No arrests have been made.

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