Cape Town – Elsies River police in Cape Town have arrested a second man for the December 2016 murder of a seven-year-old girl, Western Cape police said on Sunday.
South African Police Service (SAPS) officers attended to a murder and attempted murder scene in Whitehouse Way, Epping Forest, at 7.45pm on December 11, Captain FC van Wyk said.
"On their arrival they found a seven-year-old child with a gunshot wound through her right cheek. The seven-year-old died on the scene as a result of her injuries. A second victim was also found with a gunshot wound in his lower left leg."
On the afternoon of December 12 detectives acted on information received on the whereabouts of one of the suspects and searched a residence in Bluedowns.
They arrested a 17-year-old suspect for murder and attempted murder. The second suspect was still at large. On Friday morning, detectives received information that the second suspect would appear in the Goodwood Magistrate's Court in another case. Officers went to the court and arrested the 32-year-old suspect as he left the court.
The suspect would now be charged with murder and attempted murder and would appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court on Monday. "Violence against women and children is always high on the agenda of the SAPS and the police members involved are applauded for their hard work to ensure that justice is served in this case of the murder of seven-year-old girl," Van Wyk said.