The bodies of two young children have been exhumed in Pienaar, Mpumalanga. The body of six-year-old Junior Mabandla was exhumed from a graveyard in the early hours of Thursday morning, while the burnt body of three-year-old Peaceful Khoza was found in a shallow grave less than 500m from the graveyard.
The little girl went missing on Wednesday, while Mabandla has been missing for a month.
An 18-year-old suspect was arrested before he could point to the two crime scenes. He is expected to be charged with double murder and kidnapping.
The family was distraught after seeing the grim discovery of their missing three-year-old daughter. Peaceful Khoza was killed, burnt and buried in a shallow grave. She was exhumed behind the house.
The devastated family says the suspect was known to the family. "It is very painful and hard for the family," says Uncle Sikhumbuzo Khoza.
