16-year-old teenage schoolgirl, one Nomthandazo Mbatha, has allegedly lost her life to her fellow schoolmate who then buried her in a shallow grave.

Nomthandazo’s family has been thrown into mourning since Monday, 8 April.  Her death has left her family heartbroken.

In Mpumalanga, South Africa, the young lady had left for a study session but never returned home. The following day, her parents learned that she was last seen with a 17-year-old pupil after the study session that day.

She was later found in a shallow grave where she was buried.

Nomthandazo’s mother, Anna Mabote, said she is shattered. The 39-year-old mum said she had been looking forward to her daughter’s future.

Police spokesman Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said they were investigating charges of murder, rape and defeating the ends of justice.