A significant breakthrough has been made in the investigation of the tragic kidnapping and murder of four-year-old Keeya Mbulwa.
On Wednesday, authorities successfully apprehended a suspect in Protea Glen, bringing hope for justice to Keeya’s grieving family and the community at large.
In January, the woman allegedly drugged a neighbour’s four-year-old daughter and placed her in a luggage bag in an attempt to kidnap her. The child was allegedly playing with her friends in Protea Phase 1 when her mother noticed she had gone missing.
The child was found inside one of the accused’s travel bags, her hands and feet tied and a cloth tucked into her mouth. The tenant fled when the child was discovered. The girl was taken to hospital where she later died.
“The suspect was spotted by a community member while walking in the streets of Protea Glen and police were alerted. She was arrested.
“She is expected to appear in the Protea magistrate’s court on Friday to face charges of kidnapping and murder,” police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said on Wednesday.
