6-month-old Limpopo baby dies while mother is nursing

• A 23-year-old woman from Limpopo’s Sekhukhune district was arrested after her alleged negligence led to the death of her child
• The woman reportedly turned to drinking and left her six-month-old baby in the care of a 12-year-old child
• The baby’s lifeless body was discovered over the weekend and South Africans condemned the incident

Tebogo Mokwena, op Short news current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered police investigations, shootings and court cases for the Daily Sun for more than three years.

SEKHUKHUNE, LIMPOPO – A Limpopo woman has been arrested and will appear in court after her six-month-old child was found dead.

Woman arrested for child neglect

South African Police revealed that the 23-year-old woman from Atok village in Apel in Sekhukhune District was drinking on October 12, 2024. She left her child with a younger relative while she went out two days earlier. .

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The child’s body was found lifeless and the woman was arrested. She is expected to appear in court on charges of child neglect. The province’s provincial commissioner, Lt. Gen. Thembi Hadebe, condemned the incident and called on community members to report cases of negligence and put the welfare of children first.

SA angry

Netizens on Facebook were outraged by the woman’s carelessness.

Slyz Manamels said:

“They need to arrest her, finish her off and be done with it.”

Denis Tlhabi said:

“Arrest both the mother and the father.”

Master Lee said:

“She’ll blame the 12-year-old. I know these types all too well. Abortion is legal and free if you prefer more than your child.”

Johan Steyn said:

‘Prison. Such parents don’t deserve children, but they will make more children just for Sassa.’

Katlego Kamo asked:

“Is alcohol that important?”

Ramatee Ranala asked:

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“What’s the point of having children if you can’t take care of them anyway?”

Woman arrested for child decapitation

In a related article, Short news reported that a Limpopo woman had decapitated the head of her wheelchair-bound son.

The child’s body was discovered near a local tavern and his head was found lying on the ground.

Source: Kort Nieuws