A suspect has been detained for questioning after the body of an 11-year-old girl was discovered in a canal near Ithemba Farms over the weekend, Cape Town police said. Monneashia Prins went missing on February 9, and she was last seen wearing grey school trousers and a pink hoodie. The police had no idea who the child was when her body was discovered. Sergeant Wesley Twigg, the Western Cape police spokesperson, confirmed that an inquest docket had been opened.
‘Kleinvlei police registered an inquest for investigation after the body of an unknown child was discovered in a canal near Ithemba Farms on Saturday, February 10,’ Twigg said. ‘The victim was covered in mud and was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.’ By Tuesday, police had confirmed that the unidentified body discovered was that of the missing primary school student