Mother appears in court for murder of one-month-old baby
"She allegedly told the police that two men armed with a knife and a firearm accosted her at her shack and took her baby away."
A 25-year-old woman appeared in the Ga-Rankuwa magistrate’s court on Thursday, for allegedly murdering her one-month-old baby and abandoning her body in a river.
Her case was postponed to July 19, for bail application.
NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame said it was alleged that Miemie Mokoena (25) called police to her home in Itsoseng phase 2, near Hebron on June 26, and registered a case of kidnapping.
“She allegedly told the police that two men armed with a knife and a firearm accosted her at her shack and took her baby. The two were allegedly looking for her lover.
“Preliminary police reports revealed that on June 27, a young girl walking past a small river in Hebron spotted the lifeless body of an infant floating in the water. She reported it to members of the community, who later alerted the police.”
Mamothame said upon conducting an intensive investigation, police went to interrogate Mokoena and she confessed to committing the crime.
“She is being charged for murder, perjury and defeating the ends of justice. Mokoena will remain in police custody until her next court appearance.”
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