Man appears for niece's murder

Asanele Mzimkhulu was left at home with her uncle Sydwell Mzimkhulu on April 14, 2012. When her older siblings returned home they could not find her. Her body was later discovered under a bed in Mzimkhulu's shack.

A man accused of killing his two-year-old niece is due to appear in the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

Asanele Mzimkhulu was left at home with her uncle Sydwell Mzimkhulu on April 14, 2012.

When her older siblings returned home they could not find her. Her body was later discovered under a bed in Mzimkhulu's shack.

According to a summary of substantial facts, he was forensically linked to the crime. A post mortem revealed she had been stabbed in the neck.

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