{"id":44092,"date":"2016-03-03T10:57:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T08:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=44092"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:54:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T09:54:25","slug":"an-angel-was-murdered-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/03\/03\/an-angel-was-murdered-2\/","title":{"rendered":"An angel was murdered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police<\/a> were called out to Doornkop Phase 4 at around 08:30 where they discovered the body of the girl lying on the floor of a bedroom. She was partly covered with a blanket and her bedroom window was pried open.<\/p>\n

The girl had a stab wound to the neck as well as strangulation marks.<\/p>\n

The floor was covered with blood and a blue rope was found<\/a> on the scene. It is suspected that the rope was used in the crime.<\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s parents were out of town, attending a funeral elsewhere during the incident. She was identified as 17 year-old Nokubonga Angel Khoza on Monday. A postmortem determined that the cause of death was strangulation.<\/p>\n

Circumstances surrounding the murder<\/a>, like the fact that the dogs did not bark on the fatal night, pointed to the possibility that Angel\u2019s murderer might be someone known to the family.<\/p>\n

On Sunday night, Vusi Skhosana (23) from Mhluzi, was taken in for questioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Capt. Khanyisile Zwane, Middelburg police spokesperson, confirmed that Skhosana was later formally charged and appeared in court on Tuesday, facing a charge of murder. He will remain in custody until his formal bail application next week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It seems that Skhosana was visiting other relatives in Doornkop when the crime was committed.<\/p>\n

During a memorial service, held at Mkhulu Combined School in Doornkop on Thursday, one of the murdered girl\u2019s teachers said that she was a top five student who dreamed of becoming a doctor one day.<\/p>\n

\"Fellow<\/a>
Fellow learners mourn the death of Angel Khoza at a memorial service at Mkhulu Combined School in Doornkop on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Angel was described as a top maths student, a devoted learner and a passionate girl with a bright future ahead of her. She was also part of her school\u2019s representative student council.<\/p>\n

Capt. Zwane said the school\u2019s adopt-a-cop, const. Chico Mtsweni, supported Angel\u2019s class mates and her family during the ordeal.<\/p>\n

He as appealed with students to refrain from taking the law into their own hands and to let justice take its course.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The docket is currently being investigated by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit for further investigation.<\/p>\n

Capt. Zwane said that it was tragic that a girl, who was supposed to be safe in her own bed, met such a cruel and untimely death.<\/p>\n

The family did not want to comment on the incident.<\/p>\n

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