A 42-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly poisoning his three children and a neighbour's son at Magcakeni locality, Libode, in the Eastern Cape.
Police said that preliminary reports indicated that the parents of the three children were not on good terms but a full investigation is under way to determine why the children were allegedly poisoned.
“According to information, three of the children were in the care of a neighbour as their mother had left for Cape Town. The father of the children arrived at the neighbour’s homestead in the afternoon [of May 22] and gave the children chocolate sweets which are suspected to have been poisoned with a 'tank pill',” Brig Tembinkosi Kinana said in a statement.
“The five-year-old who is reported to be a neighbour’s child was discharged in a stable condition, while the third ... of the three boys remains under close monitoring of the hospital due to his serious condition.” “The suspect must be made to see his day in court, so that he can account for his horrendous actions,” said acting provincial commissioner Maj-Gen Andre Swart.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Children dead after being given 'poisoned chocolate sweets' by fatherA 42-year-old father has been arrested for allegedly poisoning his three children and a neighbour's son at Magcakeni locality, Libode, in the Eastern Cape.
Read more »
LIST: Cele on law enforcement operations during lockdownPolice Minister Bheki Cele has given an update on law enforcement operations during the lockdown.
Read more »
SATURDAY EDITION | Royal threats, riding shotgun in a Jaguar, and sharing in the story of a 'seahorse dad'In this Saturday Edition we look into the lethal threats made against the royals, test out the new Jaguar, and share an intimate moment with a father.
Read more »
Amityville horror: New Yorker fatally stabs dad during Zoom chatAfter his arrest, Scully-Powers told police he stabbed his father approximately 15 times in the back, neck and torso, switching knives because the blades were bending.
Read more »
97 dead, two survivors in Pakistan plane crashThe Pakistan International Airlines plane had made multiple approaches to land at Karachi airport on Friday when it came down among houses, sparking a rescue operation that lasted into the night.
Read more »
Taxi owners shot dead in PretoriaThe incident took place on Thursday afternoon.
Read more »