Bail for mother accused of murdering one-month-old baby
"The state did not oppose bail owing to the accused being co-operative and also having a fixed address."
The woman accused of murdering her one-month-old baby and dumping the body in a river appeared at the Ga-Rankuwa magistrate’s court on Monday.
Although she was released on bail, she was however still being charged for murder, perjury and defeating the ends of justice.
NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame said the state did not oppose bail owing to the accused being co-operative and also having a fixed address.
“The investigating officer, through an affidavit, further declared the accused was not deemed to be a flight risk.”
Mamothame said it was alleged Miemie Mokoena (25) called the police to her home in Itsoseng phase 2, near Hebron on June 26, and registered a case of kidnapping.
“She told the police that two men armed with a knife and a firearm accosted her at her shack and took her baby. She claimed the two were looking for her partner.
“Preliminary police reports revealed that on 27 June 2021, a young girl walking past a small river in Hebron, spotted a lifeless body of an infant floating in the water.
“She then reported the matter to members of the community, who later alerted the police.”
Mamothame said upon conducting an intensive investigation, police went to interrogate Mokoena and she allegedly confessed to committing the crime.
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