A North West mother accused of murdering her one-year-old baby has been granted bail.
A North West mother who is charged with killing and dumping her baby in a river is set to return to court for pre-trial later this month.er, perjury and defeating the ends of justice.
Miemie Mokoena appeared in the Garankuwa Magistrate's Court on Friday for the murder of her one-month-old baby. According to North West NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame on 26 June 2021, Mokoena allegedly called police to her home in Itsoseng Phase 2, near Hebron, and registered a case of kidnapping.She allegedly told the police that two men armed with a knife and a firearm accosted her in her shack, and took her baby away.
"Upon conducting an intensive investigation, police went to interrogate Mokoena, who confessed to committing the crime," said Mamothame.Mamothame said investigations had been completed and that the State was ready to proceed with the trial.