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Provincial police spokesperson Col Adele Myburgh has confirmed that the boy was taken into custody in Ventersdorp on Friday.
The details are not clear yet but what is known is that she perished in a fire.
Mapula Khune’s case has been deemed murder and a 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody. Photo credit: @meiki_khuneSource: Instagram
She was staying at her grandmother’s house in Tshing.
Police have started an investigation and it is presumed that an intruder broke in.
The coroner still needs to perform a postmortem and conduct forensic tests to learn more about the tragic incident.
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Colonel Adele Myburgh confirming the incident in Tshing, Extension 2.
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