Two suspects held over Dobsonville deaths

Two teenage girls were found dead in an open veld in Dobsonville, Soweto after an alledged satanism related ritual. Picture: Antoine de Ras, 19/02/2014

Two teenage girls were found dead in an open veld in Dobsonville, Soweto after an alledged satanism related ritual. Picture: Antoine de Ras, 19/02/2014

Published Feb 21, 2014

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Johannesburg - Two teenage boys, who were arrested in connection with the murder of two Soweto schoolgirls, are expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court on Friday.

The boys, both aged 16, were arrested on Thursday at a school, police spokesman Brigadier Neville Malila said in a statement.

Thandeka Moganetsi and Chwayita Rathazayo, aged 15 and 16, were found dead in Dobsonville on Wednesday morning.

Malila said they were dressed in George Khosa Secondary School uniforms and had cuts on their hands and necks.

Three black candles and two new razor blades were found at the scene.

The boys attended the same school. - Sapa

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