SOWETO residents are furious after discovering that one of the suspects behind the brutal murder of the two boys is related to one of the victims.
The mutilated bodies of Mduduzi Nqobizitha Zulu (5) and Tshiamo Amogelang Rabanye (6) were found last Thursday, 20 April after they went missing the previous night.
Mkhulu Anderson Mdingi said that he's not shocked that the gogo who's a sangoma is allegedly behind these murders because when they were looking for these kids, she was acting strange.
He said what was strange was that when they went to the other kids' home, they wouldn't open for them.
They went there to check in their yard because the community members were already suspecting the gogo. He said he was told the gogo has asked for her lawyer after being arrested.
Anderson said his grandson's mouth, nose and his private parts have been removed.
"It's sad that this woman was helping us look for these kids while she knew what she did. My daughter suspected also that this woman had something to do with the missing kids because she was cagey and jumpy," said Anderson.
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Patroller Kgosietsile Mabaso expressed how angry he is to hear that the person behind this is a relative to one of the dead boys.
"I'm angry and can't express how shocked I am," he said.
He also told Daily Sun that more patrollers are needed to deal with criminal activities taking place in Soweto. He sent condolences to both families.
Sangoma Nondumiso Mthethwa said she's even afraid of sending her kids to the shops without supervision after what happened in the area.
She said as a sangoma, she fears that the community might come for her as people think izangoma kill for muthi.
"I wish to send my heart felt condolences to the families and want them to know that as a community, we're here for them," she said.
Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo has confirmed that one of the suspects is indeed related to one of the murdered kids.
The suspects will appear in Protea Magistrates Court on Friday, 28 April.
