{"id":46135,"date":"2025-12-28T23:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46135"},"modified":"2025-12-28T23:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T23:58:31","slug":"manhunt-eastern-cape-teen-murdered-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/28\/manhunt-eastern-cape-teen-murdered-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt intensified after Eastern Cape teen found murdered on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Police have intensified a manhunt after an Eastern Cape teen was found murdered on 25 December.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The South African Police Service (Saps) in the Sarah Baartman District, Eastern Cape, says it is mobilising maximum resources to track down anyone involved in Linomtha Skeyi\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old\u2019s body was found in an open field behind the department of social development premises in Joza, Makhanda, on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-body-found-after-missing-person-report\">Body found after missing person report<\/h2>\n<p>She was reported missing on Christmas Eve, 24 December.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, her body was discovered by a volunteer searcher at around 9.20am during a search-and-rescue operation the following day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary observations indicated that she had sustained several wounds to her upper body,\u201d said Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli,\u00a0Saps provincial spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Nkohli said police urge anyone with information that could lead to the arrests to contact the investigating officer, Detective Captain N Toto, on 082 377 8204.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: One body recovered as search continues for missing SANDF soldier in Mpumalanga [VIDEO]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation may also be shared anonymously via Crime Stop on 08600 10111\u201d <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-separate-christmas-day-tragedy-in-limpopo\">Separate Christmas Day tragedy in Limpopo<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, police in Limpopo are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Xilaveko Suke,15, and her father Peter Themba Baloyi, 45.<\/p>\n<p>The teen\u2019s body was also discovered on Christmas Day inside a one-room house in Rotterdam Village in Hlanganani.<\/p>\n<p>Baloyi was found hanging from a tree in the nearby bushes the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the teenager and her father had been reported missing after they allegedly left home together on Monday, 22 December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW READ: Vehicle recovered from Hennops River with two bodies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Manhunt #intensified #Eastern #Cape #teen #murdered #Christmas #Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have intensified a manhunt after an Eastern Cape teen was found murdered on 25 December. 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