Missing Mpumalanga Boy Found Murdered and Buried, South Africans Heartbroken

The search for little Junior Mabandla, who went missing over a month ago in Mpumalanga, ended in tragedy The little boy was found dead, and his body was found buried in a shallow grave, despite the South African Police Service even offering a reward for information about Mpumalanga SAPS’ spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, spoke to Briefly News about another missing child South Africans were hurt, and many slammed the country’s criminal justice system, calling for an overhaul

PIENAAR, MPUMALANGA — Little Junior Mabundla, who went missing from Pienaar in Mpumalanga, was found dead after a month.

According to a statement from the South African Police Service, the six-year-old went missing on 3 June. Police were called to a scene on 3 July where members of the community apprehended an 18-year-old who is believed to have been responsible for Mabundla’s disappearance as well as another three-year-old girl. He was taken to hospital where he was under police guard.

The police were then led to the place where Mabundla was believed to have been buried. His body was exhumed, and his family identified him. The body of the little girl is also expected to be exhumed. SAPS speaks to Briefly News about missing girl SAPS’ Mpumalanga spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, spoke to Briefly News about the missing girl. “The girl was not formally reported as missing, so it’s something that we are following because the family indicated that she went missing and was not formally reported,” he said.