Deputy ministers in the police and youth ministries will visit Lukhona Fose's home
Fose was reported missing by her family over the weekend when she did not return home.
Lukhona Fose. Picture: Supplied
JOHANNESBURG - Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo and Deputy Minister of Women and Youth Steve Letseke are set to visit the family of 14-year-old Lukhona Fose in Roodepoort on Monday, following the gruesome discovery of her mutilated body in the area.
Fose was reported missing by her family over the weekend when she did not return home.
It's understood she was last seen with a group of friends the day she vanished.
Her body was found in a veld not far from her home a day later a discovery that has angered the community.
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Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the 14-year-old’s death, and an autopsy is expected to be conducted this week.
Her family says she was found naked from the waist down, with cuts on both her upper and lower body.
Her uncle, Mthobeli Fose, is calling for justice to be served.
"We are deeply hurt by the passing of Lukhona. She was killed brutally; she was so young, and we don't know who did this. We want the police to find these people. We want to know who did it."
This latest incident comes as the country observes Child Protection Week.