Johannesburg – The body of a 14-year-old girl was found on Monday in a field in Thombo location, Port St Johns, said Eastern Cape police.

The girl was discovered at 13:30 by a passer-by, who then alerted the police, spokesperson Mduduzi Godlwana said.

“The victim had marks on her neck, which are believed to have been from strangling,” he said.

The girl had not yet been identified.

A rape and murder docket had been opened.

– SAPA