LIMPOPO – The provincial police commissioner, Lt Gen Thembi Hadebe, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead at his home in Mapuve village, Giyani, on Sunday (November 16).

The Limpopo police spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba said the officers were directed to a room in the house on arrival and found a child lying in a pool of blood.

“The victim had a deep open wound to the neck and was wrapped in a blanket. Emergency medical services were summoned but pronounced the child dead on the scene. The identity of the deceased has been withheld,” his statement read.

According to the preliminary investigation, the children’s mother had reportedly left her three children, aged 2, 5, and 11, alone during the night.

When she returned the following morning, she discovered her eldest child dead inside the room.

Hadebe condemned the incident and instructed detectives to urgently pursue all leads to establish what happened and who is responsible.

“We appeal to the community for assistance. Anyone with information that may aid the investigation is urged to contact the investigating officer, Sgt Michael Shivuri, on 078 496 0728, the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111, or report anonymously via the MySAPS App,” Ledwaba said.

Investigations are ongoing.