Three people, Mr Zele Papo Machika, Ms Pauline Maubane and Mr Thabo, stoned to death by community after murdering an 8-year-old girl, Nomsa Sambo, at Senotlelo, Vaalbank, Mpumalanga

Three people were allgedly stoned to death by community members at Senotlelo in Vaalbank Mpumalanga for their alleged involvement in the killing of an 8 year-old girl who was found dead in a pit toilet today.

Police say 8 year-old Nomsa Sambo went missing and it emerged that a man was seen carrying her to his house. Police then took the man for questioning and he denied all the allegations leveled against him. 

There was no sufficient evidence to charge him, hence he was later release Later information surfaced that the missing child was inside a pit toilet at the suspect's house and indeed her lifeless body was recovered by the police from the pit toilet.

The community allegedly took the law into their own hands and killed the 3 people suspected to have been Involved in the murder of the 8 year-old girl. 

They torched cars belonging to one of the suspects as well as a house.

3 who were allegedly killed by the community have been identified as Mr Zele Papo Machika (53), his girlfriend Ms Pauline Maubane and Pauline's son Mr Thabo(32).