Missing since Monday, the body of Faye Swetlik found near deceased male

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 6-year-old girl reported missing on Monday has been found dead.

During a press conference on Thursday afternoon officials with the Cayce Department of Public Safety confirmed the news three days after Faye Swetlik vanished outside her home in the Churchill Heights neighborhood.

The death of the first-grader in Lexington School District Two is being treated as a homicide, Cayce Department of Public Safety Director Byron Snellgrove said Thursday.

It’s with extremely heavy hearts that we report the body of missing 6 y.o. Faye has been found.

The investigation into her homicide has begun & the @Cayce_DPS still needs your help. If you have any info regarding this case, please call the tip line: 803-205-4444. #JusticeforFaye pic.twitter.com/6YOilzO6vY

— Lexington Sheriff (@LCSD_News) February 13, 2020