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Be careful when you buy mobile phones

VGA was 19 years old. She was a cashier in a supermarket. She lived with her parents. One day she left work at 6 pm, as she did every day, and walked towards her parents’ home. She usually got home by 7 pm. When it got to 8.30 pm and she hadn’t arrived her family got worried. They tried to contact her but her mobile phone was switched of. Her father left the house to go look for her. He never found her. She never reached home that night. Or any other night.

Her body was found the next day. She had been physically assaulted, raped and murdered. Her face had two deep wounds. Her clothes were torn. She had injuries on her knees, ankles and private parts. Her Nokia 3310 phone, Kencell SIM card and other personal items were missing.

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