Woman, 29, in court for Orange Farm child killings
A 29-year-old woman is expected to appear before the Vereeniging Magistrate Court on Thursday after being charged with the murder of a 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl whose bodies were discovered on September 19 in Orange Farm.
The two children Mpho Makondo and Simphiwe Mncina were last seen walking home from a local hair salon.
Their bodies were discovered on Saturday morning, laying 100 metres apart.
Police Spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said the woman is a member of the community and is known the families of the murdered children.
Peters revealed that the woman allegedly killed the two children just three days after being released from custody in another child murder case.
“Police can confirm that this the same woman who was arrested in April 2020 for the murder of another child, a boy who was her neighbor, after the child’s body was found in her house. The boy had been reported missing earlier in the day on April 15 2020, and the search led to the woman’s house where the child’s body was found.
“The woman and her partner were both arrested but charges were withdrawn against the male suspect. The murder case of April 2020 has been temporarily withdrawn in court pending the outcome of the toxicology report. The 29-year-old woman was released from custody on September 16 2020, three days before the murder of the two children.”
