Johannesburg – A 25-year-old woman handed herself over to the police after she allegedly killed her four-year-old child in Tshiawelo Flats, Soweto, on Monday.
According to Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Masondo, the mother was expected to appear before Protea Magistrate Court on Wednesday.
“It is reported that the suspect was noticed by her sister-in-law carrying a plastic bag. When questioned about what was inside the bag, she allegedly informed the sister-in-law that it was the remains of her four-year-old son that she had killed and burned,” Masondo said.
“The suspect then proceeded to Protea Glen Police Station where she handed herself over to the police and was detained,” he added.
According to SAPS, the motive for the killing remained unknown.
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