An 8-year-old South African girl was murdered, and a 27-year-old suspect was arrested and charged.

An 8-year-old girl, Veronique "Koekoe" May, was found dead in a Kariega, South Africa, home after going missing on Sunday. A 27-year-old man, known to the family, was arrested after leading police to her body on De Booi Street. The suspect faces murder charges and is due in court on October 8, 2025. Community members assaulted him before police intervened. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of death or whether sexual assault occurred. Her case is part of a rising wave of child murders in Nelson Mandela Bay, where over 1,100 children were killed or severely injured between July 2024 and March 2025.