GIRL (13) RAPED, KILLED AND DUMPED IN FOREST

MAFUTSENI – A Mkhaliphi family has been left traumatised and with many unanswered questions after one of their own was found murdered and dumped in a forest.

The lifeless body of 13-year-old Sifanele Mkhaliphi was found in a forest near Mafutseni almost in a decomposed state and it is suspected that she was first raped then brutally murdered prior to being dumped in the forest.
Her corpse was found half naked and with severe assault bruises all over.

Her skull was fractured and her left breast badly injured.
The Mkhaliphi family said Sifanele’s denim skirt had been pulled up to the waist and she was not wearing any underwear.
Her underwear has still not been recovered. Her uncle, Thamsanqa Mkhaliphi, a teacher by profession, said a post-mortem conducted at the Raleigh Fitkin Memorial (RFM) Hospital confirmed that the girl who dropped out in Grade V, was first sexually abused and then killed by unknown people, presumably from the area.

“The family is still shocked and traumatised by the brutal murder incident, which also opened up certain wounds. My brother, Sifanele’s father, was murdered in the same forest, exactly this time, about 10 years ago,” Thamsanqa said.
Holding back tears, Thamsanqa admitted that Sifanele was not at all a well-behaved child.

He said his niece would disappear from home and not return for months. However, on the Friday, before last week, Thamsanqa said Sifanele’s aunt had been tasked with returning with her home but she then disappeared again.

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