Five children die after allegedly eating snacks from Naledi spaza shop
Police spokesperson Constable Vusi Thokwan stated that five inquest dockets have been opened.
The community of Naledi is shock-stricken following the death of five children in the area.
It is alleged that the children, all under the age of ten years; died after eating snacks they had bought from one of the spaza shops run by foreign nationals, on Sunday, October 06.
Police spokesperson Constable Vusi Thokwan stated that five inquest dockets have been opened.
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“Four children died while they were receiving treatment at a local clinic and another was dead on arrival,” Thokwan said.
He added that the children were allegedly all playing together when they decided to buy some snacks at a nearby spaza shop in Naledi.
“Detective Surgent Baholo and Surgent Nxumalo proceeded to the shop to confiscate the goods,” he explained.
