14-year-old school pupil Liticha Princess Sbongile Nelson was found dead near Elsburg on the East Rand, South Africa.
Liticha, a grade 9 pupil at Graceland Education Center in Elsburg, Germiston, went missing last Wednesday and her body was discovered by community members in a bush on Friday.
She had been stabbed and raped before she was burnt to death.
It was understood that she had gone missing on Wednesday after she failed to return home from school. The GED said she was left behind by her school transport and had to walk home.
When Liticha did not come home from school her grandmother panicked and started checking around the neighbourhood. The next morning she reported the teen missing to police but was told to bring a photograph of the child, the education department said in a statement.
The grandmother went to the school and reported the child missing and it was confirmed that she was absent on the Wednesday.
“It is also concerning that the school failed…
Source: Linda Ikeji
