Kidnapped schoolgirl's burnt body found

Kidnapped schoolgirl's burnt body found
2011-10-12 19:14


Suspect in Louise de Waal murder

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Cape Town – Eyewitness News reported that Louise de Waal’s family have confirmed the kidnapped 17-year-old’s burnt body has been found near Magaliesburg.

Her body had been burnt beyond recognition but the family had been able to identify her body by her unique belly ring.

Her body was found on a farm near Magaliesburg.

She was kidnapped on Wednesday morning after a grey Toyota Hilux bakkie pulled up alongside her and a friend while walking on the corner of Rina and Herman streets in White Ridge, Roodepoort, at about 07:00, Lieutenant Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou said.

"A man got out and ordered the teenager into the vehicle. When the girl refused, he pointed a firearm at her until she complied."

The other girl ran away and the bakkie sped off with her friend. The girls were both pupils at Hoerskool Die Burger in Roodepoort.

Ndou said the suspect was thought to be aged between 20 and 30, with brown hair.

Police have found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect's bakkie at a house in Roodepoort with a school bag inside.

A massive search was underway for the suspect.



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2011-10-13 10:09

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Johannesburg - Gauteng police have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the abduction of Roodepoort schoolgirl Louise de Waal.

According to eNews, the man handed himself over to police in KwaZulu-Natal, and confessed to the kidnapping.

Police were however unable to confirm that the burnt body found on a farm in Magaliesburg on Wednesday afternoon is De Waal's, despite media reports that her family had identified the body by a belly ring and earrings.

More to follow.



( News 24 )