17 Year Old Boy Allegedly Involved In The Death Of Khune’s Sister Arrested

17 Year Old Boy Allegedly Involved In The Death Of Khune‘s Sister Arrested. Condolences have since been pouring in after the news of Khune’s sister’s death was brought to light a few days ago.

It was reported by the Daily Sun publication that the Itumeleng Khune’s family recently suffered a major loss after his younger sister Mapula lost her life during an alleged house burglary.

Reports claim that Mapula was burnt beyond recognition at her grandmother’s house in Tshing, Extension 2, North West. The case has now taken an unexpected turn as murder was ruled into Mapula’s death.

According to the publication, the Ventersdorp police have since also added an additional charge of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm was added to the case .

A 17-year-old boy been taken into custody by the police after he was suspected to have had some sort of involvement in the murder and was then charged for the murder Mapula Khune on Friday. 

The accused will be appearing before the Ventersdorp Children’s Court today. A statement from the police as quoted by Daily Sun reads as follows;

“This comes after the 17-year-old boy was charged on Friday afternoon, 5 March 2021, in Ventersdorp, following the alleged murder of Khune. Police initially investigated an inquest, but after obtaining more information, the inquest was changed to murder.”

“Since Friday, additional cases of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) have been reported as community street patrollers and family members have allegedly been assaulting alleged perpetrators for the murder of Khune.”

Since the incident, community of Ventersdorp have been up in arms over the brutal murder of the goalie’s sister. They have reportedly been attacking suspects and wanting to take matters into their own hands. 

Mapula Khune was found burnt beyond recognition at the backroom of her grandmothers house on Thursday morning. “At 5 am on Thursday we received a call about a lot of smoke coming from a backroom in Tshing. The police broke down the door and found a 27-year-old burnt inside the room. Unfortunately, the lady died.”

“It is not the main house that was burnt down, but an outdoor room where Mapula was sleeping. The incident happened at their grandmother’s house in Venterdorp in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

According to sources, the family was present when the incident occurred in the early hours of the morning. When the police arrived on the scene, Mapula was already burnt beyond recognition and the family still awaits the cause of death.