Teenager due back in court in Octavia Swarts murder investigation
A 14-year-old boy accused in connection with the death of 10-year-old Octavia Swarts has been re-arrested and appeared in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
A 14-year-old boy has been re-arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year-old Octavia Swarts in Kraaifontein. Octavia's body was discovered in a dam on September 14, after she went missing from her home the previous day. The teenager was initially arrested earlier this week but was released by the National Prosecuting Authority to allow further investigations.
He has now been re-arrested and brought back before the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court, with the matter postponed until Monday for further probing. Octavia's death has left the Joostenberg Vlakte community in shock, with her school mourning the loss of its Grade 4A learner.
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