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Police arrested a 17-year-old mother and 30-year-old father of her son who were fleeing after the death of a three-year-old boy last week after it emerged that the boy succumbed to injuries inflicted on her by the man.
Sowetan published the story Monday after the mother’s neighbors in Diepkloof, Soweto, revealed how the teenage mother’s boyfriend, who is not the biological father of the deceased boy, had allegedly repeatedly abused and raped the boy before he died. at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic. Hospital in Soweto on Thursday.
She had been admitted to the hospital on Monday for sexual assault in view of her genital and anal lacerations. Boyfriend abuse and mother’s neglect were also confirmed by the boy’s grandmother when Sowetan visited the home on Sunday.
Police spokeswoman Brig Mathapelo Peters said the teenage mother and her boyfriend are expected to appear in Protea magistrates court on Wednesday after their arrest Tuesday.
“The arrest is related to an incident on November 15, 2020 in which her three-year-old daughter was allegedly raped and assaulted in Diepkloof, Soweto. The girl succumbed to her injuries and was certified dead on November 19, 2020.” Peters said. .
Peters said on Monday last week that members of the specialized unit for family violence, child protection and sexual crimes (FCS) were summoned by a doctor from Baragwanath Hospital, alerting the police to the rape of a three-year-old boy who had been attacked. and brought in for medical attention.
“An urgent forensic investigation was launched and all relevant forensic evidence was collected for processing at the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory,” he added.
Peters said it was only on Tuesday, a day after the girl was admitted to the hospital, that the mother reported the incident to police. “However, this helped police obtain vital information to build a strong case to secure arrests.”
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