MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The KwaNonqaba Police visited the bereaved Khumalo family today, following the death of their three-year-old daughter, Olwethu earlier this week.
According to information from the police, Olwethu was taken to the Mossel Bay Provincial Hospital on Monday, 20 October after having suffered from a high fever. She was treated for boils at a local clinic prior to being taken to hospital.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Olwethu was declared dead.
After having been seen to by a physician at the hospital, signs were found that indicated that the toddler had been raped previously. An autopsy report confirmed however that Olwethu died of normal causes. She had chicken pox.
The Kwanonqaba Police have opened and inquest docket, but will also most likely open an investigation into the toddler's rape.
The investigation will be taken further by the SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Adriaans Lane, Asla Park.
Olwethu was not at crèche but cared for at home by her mother, Cindy.
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