Cape Town – A 30-year-old father is set to appear before the Stilfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 9 September 2024, facing charges of murder following the death of his two-year-old son.
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani, the suspect, who had recently separated from his 27-year-old girlfriend, reportedly went to her home in Kanana, near Klerksdorp, on the night of Friday, 30 August 2024. He demanded custody of his three children, aged eight, four, and two.
Funani said that the girlfriend initially refused but eventually agreed to let the children go with the suspect on the condition that her brother, the children’s uncle, accompany them.
#sapsNW A father (30) is expected to appear before the Stilfontein Magistrates’ Court on 09/09 for the alleged murder of his two-year-old son.
It is alleged that the suspect poisoned himself and his two-year-old boy on 30/08. The second child, an eight-year-old boy, did not… pic.twitter.com/bDrRvU1KTa— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) September 8, 2024
However, upon arrival at the suspect’s residence, the father instructed the uncle to return home, taking only the two-year-old and eight-year-old boys.
“The children’s mother received a call from the boyfriend on Saturday, 31 August 2024, informing her that he was about to do something. The mother then called the children’s grandmother who informed her that they were on the way to hospital after the suspect allegedly poisoned himself and the two children.
“… the two-year-old was in a bad condition. It was later discovered that the eight-year-old child was not affected as he did not swallow what the father gave him. The two-year-old died in hospital and the father was arrested on Thursday, 5 September 2024, after being released from the hospital,” Funani said.
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