WATCH: Missing 10-year-old found dead

Published Oct 20, 2017

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Cape Town - The body of Chanelle McCrawl, 10, was found the on the banks of the Vygieskraal River in Athlone Industria on Friday. 

Her mother Charmaine says Chanelle went to school on Thursday morning and she never arrived home, she went looking for her daughter. 

Her classmates says the little girl never arrived at school that day.

Police say the girl was reported missing yesterday. Spokesperson, Noloyiso Rwexana, says they've opened a murder investigation. " A body of a 10-year-old girl was found this morning in Primrose Park in Manenberg."

The gruesome discovery by her grandmother has outraged residents of Manenberg. She then alerted neighbours who contacted authorities.

 The circumstances surrounding her murder are under investigation.

This brings the child murder killings to 69 for the year in the Western Cape. South Africa's mortality rate for children is twice the international rate, says Joan Daries from Community Chest and Evaluation Services.

 Daily Voice and Cape Times

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