SHOCK:  Three South African children, Bafana Kekana, Hosea Richard Kekana and Johana Kekana, ages 9, 10 and 12, respectively, were found tied up and stoned to death in northeastern town, Naboomspruit. The children were reported missing Thursday after they didn’t return to the Montadi Youth Care Center where they had been living, according to the South African Police Service.

The bodies were found on Saturday, still clad in their school uniforms, with their hands and feet bound by shoelaces. According to media reports, Johana Kekana had been raped. The South African Police Service said bloody stones were found near the bodies.