Johannesburg - The bodies of an uncle and his niece were found in a river in Eldorado Park where they were performing rituals. The two were found almost a week after they were reported missing, on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Police Colonel Dimakatso Sello said: “The two victims were reported missing after they were last seen going to a river in Eldorado Park to perform rituals.”
“The SAPS search and rescue team recovered the bodies of Thulani Mauixhale (38) and Asisipho Leeu (22) in the river. The bodies were discovered on 17 and 18 October 2022 and victims had allegedly drowned.”
The search for Mauixhale and Leeu came to an end when twitter user @MonicaSolwandle, who was in a relationship with Mauixhale, updated twitter users, saying the pair was found dead after a 6-day search.
@MonicaSolwandle said; “It is with great sadness to announce that my partner and his niece have passed on. Thank you all for your support.”
It is with great sadness to announce that my partner and his niece have passed on 💔💔 thank you all for your support 🙏🏼 https://t.co/HDYPrHxcbq pic.twitter.com/HTTPxGFPXP
— Monica Solwandle (@MonicaSolwandle) October 19, 2022
The search for the pair began when @MonicaSolwandle took to both twitter and facebook in early on Friday, October 14, for help finding her partner, also known as Moxion Rox and Asisipho Mayixhele, whom she had not seen since the previous day.
In her first tweet, Solwandle said: “My partner, niece and our dog have been missing since yesterday. They are driving an Audi A1 1.4 TFSI, red in colour. They left the house at 10h38 headed to Lenasia. The last location tracker is Lenasia at 11h27.”
My partner, niece and our dog are missing since yesterday. They driving an Audi A1 1.4 TFSI, red in colour. They left the house at 10h38 headed to Lenasia. The last location tracker has is Lenasia at 11h27.
— Monica Solwandle (@MonicaSolwandle) October 14, 2022
Please kindly share 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/LaYl09gFpq
Later the same day, Solwande provided Twitter users with an update that the car had been found with the dog standing beside it. However the location of her partner and his niece remained unknown.
“One window is broken, wallet, money, phones are gone. We could not find the car key, so we used the spare. My partner and niece are still missing, we are told that they will only allocate a detective on the case on Monday. If you hear or see anything. Please DM 🙏🏼” said Solwandle
One window broken, wallet, money, phones are gone. We couldn't find the car key, we used the spare key. My partner and niece are still missing, we are told that they will only allocate a detective on the case on Monday. If you hear or see anything. Please DM 🙏🏼 https://t.co/ClAW2LvSjs pic.twitter.com/z2WHTtFDpP
— Monica Solwandle (@MonicaSolwandle) October 14, 2022
The details surrounding the incident are unknown, although the case is under investigation.
“The police have opened an inquest docket,” said Sello.
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