Knysna police have arrested a 51-year-old suspect in connection with the disappearance and murder of 11-year-old Zama Mani form Khayalethu, Knysna.
Knysna police started searching for the boy on Friday evening after he was reported missing by his mother.
Information was obtained that the Fraaisig Primary School learner was last seen in the presence of the suspect on Friday morning.
Southern Cape police spokesperson, Captain Malcolm Pojie says further investigation and video footage led police to the residence of the suspect on Sunday where it was found that he had been taken into custody by members of the community. He was interrogated and revealed the whereabouts of the missing boy.
Mani's body was found fully clothed in dense bushes near Howard Street in Hunter's Home with a shoe lace around his neck.
The suspect is scheduled to appear in the Knysna magistrates' court on Tuesday on charges of abduction and murder.
