By: Natasha Archary

Ntokozo Zikhali, the man who was acquitted off the murder and kidnapping of 4-year old Bokgabo Poo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and kidnapping of a 9-year old girl.
Zikhali was on Tuesday, 08 August declared free of the charges against him, relating to the brutal murder of Bokgabo, due to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) ruling there was insufficient evidence against him.
This despite Zikhali admitting to kidnapping the toddler while she was playing at a park in Watville, Benoni in October 2022.
Zikhali’s sentencing comes after he pled guilty to the kidnapping and rape of a 9-year old girl, in the Benoni Magistrates Court.
Meanwhile, the angry community of Watville are demanding that little Bokgabo’s killer be found, saying police and the justice system have failed them.
Staging a protest on Thursday, the community came out in numbers to put pressure on police to find the person responsible for Bokgabo’s death.
Bokgabo was raped, killed, and some of her dismembered body parts were found in two locations. Parts of her body was also burnt.
The little girl’s family were forced to bury her with some parts of her body still missing.
After Zikhali’s acquittal for Bokgabo’s murder, Gauteng’s top investigating unit have admitted there may have been a mistake, but confirmed detectives are still following the case.
Police Commissioner, Elias Mawela told eNCA that the unit is checking what could have gone wrong.
“We share the father’s concern and devastation, definitely, all of us are worried about this one. The unit that is investigating this, is the pride of the SAPS, normally they achieve good convictions, they do extremely good work.
We don’t know where we went wrong with this, but we will go back and debrief and fix if something was messed up and ensure that this doesn’t happen again.”
Ntokozo Zikhali sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and kidnapping of a 9 year old girl.
— CrimeInSA (@sa_crime) August 10, 2023
Zikhali was found not guilty last week for the murder and rape of 4 year old Bokgabo Poo. pic.twitter.com/l0TdauvOne
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