Toddler’s body found in shallow grave after missing for more than a month

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Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a two-year-old boy was found in a shallow grave in North West. He had been missing for more than a month.

The body of Neo Tlhame was found in Blydeville outside Lichtenburg on Tuesday

Police say they were called by Neo’s mother after a suspicious grave was spotted near the river.

The grave was dug out and the decomposed body of young Neo was identified by the clothes that he was wearing on the day of his disappearance.

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