Mother allegedly ‘drowns’ her two-your-old girl
"The police rushed to the scene and on arrival, they found the body in the suspect's room."
A 36-year-old woman from Eersterust was arrested after she allegedly killed her baby daughter at Riverside flats on Friday.
According to communications officer for Eersterust police, Sergeant Sam Shibambo the suspect was arrested for murder.
“A man rushed inside the police station, panic-stricken and out of breath. The police calmed him down and afterwards he explained to the police that his sister has drowned her two-year-old baby.
“The police rushed to the scene and on arrival they found the body in the suspect’s room.
“Paramedics were called in and the young girl was declared dead on the scene,” said Shibambo.
The mother was detained at Eersterust police station.
She is set to appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court today (Tuesday, August 10).
“We appeal to the members of the community to seek professional help whenever they are confronted with difficult situations in their lives,” Shibambo concluded.
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