6year old girl raped and murdered in a shallow stream in South Africa

Police in Mpumalanga, Johannesburg, South Africa are investigating what appears to be a spike in child kidnappings in the province following the murder of a six-year-old girl.
Noluthando Masango disappeared on Saturday, July 21, while attending a traditional ceremony with her grandmother.

It is reported that she was in a room playing with other children while the adults were enjoying the ceremony outside when she suddenly went out of the room and never returned.


Her tiny bruised body was found in a shallow stream in Siyabuswa few days ago. Police suspect she may have been raped before she was killed.

Hours after Noluthando went missing, her kidnapper allegedly called her family and demanded for a R5000 ransom. She was raped and killed after her family missed the ransom deadline.


Her aunt Zanele Masango, 20, said Noluthando disappeared on July 21 at a traditional ceremony at home.

“The kidnapper called using a private number, and all we could hear was Noluthando crying in the background, calling out for her mother, Portia. The caller did not say anything. We received the call a number of times. On Sunday (July 22), the person sent a message to Gogo Leah’s phone.

We were told not to inform the police but we later did and we were advised not to drop the ransom.