Eastern Cape police are investigating the deaths of two young girls whose decomposing bodies were discovered in unit 6 in Mdantsane in East London.
Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Marinda Mills, said the bodies of the young women were found by accident.
She said police members of the K9 unit were searching for a suspect in a matter involving a schoolgirl who reported an attempted attack on her by an unknown male in the vicinity where the bodies were found.
“The two bodies that were discovered are apparently two young females,” Mills said.
“The circumstances surrounding their death are unknown and no positive identification has been possible at this stage. The matter is treated as a top priority and a full investigation is underway,” she said.
Mills said that the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga emphasised that police in the Province are determined “to increase their strides in the reduction of crimes against women and children”.
"We will do everything we possibly can to help make our women and children safe. I further call on parents and guardians to assist us and to be always aware of the whereabouts of children and teenagers,” said General Ntshinga.
“We need to stop this scourge of violence now. Each case of this nature will be investigated as a priority to ensure that perpetrators are arrested to face the full might of the law," she said.
