Mduduzi Mathebula
BOIPATONG. – Police arrested a 34-year-old mother for burning her two children over a missing one hundred (R100) rand note on Wednesday last week.
Both children were taken to a place of safety and their identity has been concealed to ensure their safety.
According to Police, the mother poured boiling hot water over the two children because the R100 went missing.
Police received a complaint/tip from the community about a burned child. “They rushed to the scene only to find that the complaint was true,” said Police spokesperson Sergeant Thembeka Koago.
On arrival Police found the younger daughter who was inside the house. Police found the girl in a pink gown that showed off the girl’s burned hands. At the time, she was covering her thigh with a bandage:
“We questioned her why she was not at school.
“She said her sister had had boiling water poured over her by the mother. She was taken to the Police Station later.
“Her sister was fetched in order to be interviewed by FCS Police.”
“The older sister was also injured from her face down to her upper body. “ It’s alleged by the mother that she did this because her daughters stole money. This was the punishment she meted out.” Police are investigating a case of attempted murder by a 34-year-old. The mother was later arrested, charged and appeared before a Vanderbijlpark magistrate.
Koago said Police and station management would like to thank the community of Phase 5 for the comprehensive tip that a biological mother was burning her own kids.
