A 32-year-old mother faces four counts of murder after her children were found dead in her home. Photo: André Damons/SonThe community of Tsalaba Village in the Eastern Cape is reeling from shock after a 32-year-old woman allegedly murdered her four children using a sledgehammer.
The children were two, five, nine and 11 years old. Those of school-going age were pupils at Gulandoda Primary School.Petro Majola, from Khula Community Development, an NGO dealing with children’s rights, says: It is alleged that the mother said she wanted to make sure that she didn’t leave her kids behind when she dies. Will she die soon? Perhaps. I don’t know either, but it will come out as the case unfolds.
Eastern Cape police said they were investigating the murder cases following the death of the four children on Wednesday morning. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says: “In the morning, the four deceased bodies of the children were found in the Rondavel hut, where they were sleeping. The preliminary investigation reveals that they had been assaulted by their own mother with a sledgehammer. Consequently, they suffered serious injuries to the upper bodies.” “The mother was immediately arrested and will be charged with murder.
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