Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said the man initially claimed that his sons had drunk rat poison.
A 38-year-old father is expected to appear in the Brits Magistrate’s Court, in the North West, on Wednesday, facing two counts of murder after he allegedly poisoned his two sons.Mokgwabone said a police investigation later revealed the man was allegedly behind the murders.
“The suspect reported to the police on Friday that his children died after they drank rat poison. However, it came out during the investigation that the father allegedly poisoned his children.
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